The National Memorial Arboretum is the United Kingdom's living and lasting memorial to commemorate and celebrate:
• Those who have given their lives in the service of their country,
• All who have served and those who have suffered as a result of conflict,
• Others who for specific or appropriate reasons are commemorated on the site.

The Arboretum is a unique haven of peace, contemplation and hope for the future.
It consists of 150 acres of wooded parkland within the National Forest in Staffordshire where visitors can both enjoy and learn about the trees and their surroundings, and reflect upon their special symbolism.

Our parents‘ generation spent much time and effort raising memorials to their comrades who had died in conflict.
The present generation had done little to acknowledge the great sacrifice that a whole nation had been willing to make to guarantee that we would live in peace and freedom.
Fifty years after the end of the Second World War it seemed right to create a living tribute that would for ever acknowledge that unrepayable debt. The Arboretum, while paying tribute to a whole generation, was able to remind people of the 80 million lives lost in the conflicts of the 20th Century.
On the 22nd September the Middlesbrough Standard attended the Northern Ireland Memorial Service at the National Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire.
The Branch Standard Bearer is 'Drummer' Geoffrey Bell.
The service is held annually by the Northern Ireland Veterans Association.
It started with a church service in the chapel, which was so welcome we are sure will grow in popularity.
pp. Geoffrey Bell.

 

Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards



A Memorial to those that lost their lives
while serving with the Regiment
from the end of WW2 to the present time
Causalities are recorded in chronological order were possible
Eygpt/Palestine
Gdsn. Stocker .3rd. Battalion................................................8th March 1947. killed by terrorist action Tel Aviv
23474146 Lt. PDF. Kelly.3rd. Battalion...........................................August. 1947. Died with two days of contracting Polio
2670715 Gdsn. B.Porter 3rd. Battalion...................April 1948 .Killed by Sniper fire in Haifa
339554 Capt. GAG. Smith. 3rd. Battalion.. ........................................................................18th Sept. 1953. Killed in a cliff fall in Dubrovnik while returning to the UK.


Canal Zone
2665313.CQMS F. Brown .Sp. Coy.3rd Battalion........................................................... 03.01.1952 Tragically died in a Tent Fire at Tel-el-Kebir
2659420 WO2 HGP. Christer.M.M..Sp. Coy. 3rd Battalion........................................... 04.01.1952 Tragically died in a tent fire at Tel-el-Kebir
2670414 Sgt F. Copson 3nd Battalion .........................................................2.01.1952 Killed by Sniper fire Tel-El-Kebir
222683599 Guardsman R W. Lambert CG ..............30th.September. 1953
22214570 Guardsman J. Oldridge 3rd Battalion .............................................................................. 3112.51 Tragically killed at Tel-el-Kebir by accidental discharge
2214723 L/Sgt M. Talbot 3rd Bt..................................................................................................28.06.53. Tragically killed by accidental discharge at Fanara.

Malaya
2670845 ..Gdsmn. Medley.H.J....................16 Feb 1949 (K.I.A.)
21007205 Gdsmn. Brown. J.D. ................21 Feb 1949 (K.I.A.)
.22029247 Gdsmn. Parkin. J.F..................29 July 1949 (K.I.A.)
2659956 Sgt. Dowson. J.R..... 3 Oct 1949
L/Sgt. Tate. M. 2671295............ 20 Nov 1949
2671295..Sgt. Lawson.I.D. (BEM)........... 28 May 1950(K.I.A.)
22166679 Gdsmn. Palfrey.S. ....................28 May 1950(K.I.A.)
22214447..Gdsmn Rowe. P.S....................26 June1950(K.I.A.)


Kenya ...Kuwait...Zanzibar
22302173 Sgt M M L Hodges...................... died 22nd September 1959 Aged 26
23650117 Gdsn L J Summerscales............ died 24th December 1959 Aged 20
23206699 Gdsn G A Massam...... died 30th ? 1960 Aged 20
Aden
Gdsn D G. Millard ..................................14.01.1965
Gdsn A. Edge.........................................20.03.1965
Gdsn M. Reynolds ................................20.03.1965
Gdsn P D. Tennant ................................25.06.1965
Gdsn. D M Wilkins............................... 30.03.1965

Oman
L/Cpl Paul Reddy. aged 24. G Sqn 22 SAS....................Died in a Parachuting accident 22nd December 1970
Sgt J S M. Moores G. Sqn 22 SAS......... Died of His Wounds 8th October 1971

Dhofar
Captain M.R.A. Campbell,who was killed in action on the 13th July 1971.
Whilst leading a patrol in Dhofar.he was on secondment to the Sultan of Muscats armed forces.

Cyprus.
R Gdsm Lawson ...............killed on 21st July 1974 details required
Gdsn. Luke Sinclair No.1 Coy. 2nd Bt............................................killed in a Tragic Road Accident. while seconded to the U.N.
Gdsn Phil Story.......................................killed in a tragic accident in Limassol details required
Gdsn. Wellington. 2nd Bt........................................................ Tragic motorcycle accident on Curium Hill Sept/Oct 1989details required
The following eight Coldstreamers were tragically killed in a road accident Nr. Platres on the Troodos Mountains,
on Monday 20th November 1989

24460896.... L/SGT Horsfall .M
24506904........... L/SGT Arnold
24819217........Gdsm French .D
24759594......... Gdsm Kenny .P
24797541.... Gdsm Tackley .M
24856581.... Gdsm Conroy .M
. 24757993....... Gdsm Lanston .S
24830389........ Gdsm Shave .S
BAOR
L/Sgt. Whitaker No. 2 Coy. 2nd. Bt....................................18th July 1971 Tragic Traffic Accident while serving in Munster
Gdsn, G. Mitchell No. 1 Coy. 2nd Bt..................................................24 July 1971, Tragically died while serving with the Bt in Munster
24460572 Gdsn, Stuart Brookes No. 1 Coy. 2nd Bt...................18th April 1981. unlawfully killed by a civilian in Fallingbostel
Gdsn. Brown. 3 Coy. 2nd. Bt......................................................Sept. 1981.Died while he slept at Wessex Brks Fallinbostal
Gdsn. John Bennet No. 1 Coy. 2 Bt................................................1982 Tragic traffic accident while on Rear Party at Fallingbostel
L/Cpl. James Coward Tailors Shop.......................................1982 Tragic traffic accident. while serving in Fallingbostel

Northern Ireland
Sgt Anthony Metcalf Aged 28....Shot dead by a sniper while in the Creggan Heights Security Forces Base in Londonderry on the 27.08.1972.
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Guardsman Malcolm Shaw Aged 23. Ambushed by snipers and killed along with Guardsman Robert Pearson, aged 19, while on mobile patrol in Cupar Street, Lower Falls, West Belfast on the 20.02.1973.
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Guardsman Michael Doyle Aged 20. Shot dead by a sniper while on guard duty at the Whiterock SF Base in West Belfast on the 21.02.1973.
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Guardsman Anton Brown Aged 20. Shot dead by a sniper while on foot patrol in the Ballymurphy Area of West Belfast on the 06.03.1974.
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Captain Anthony Pollen Aged 27. Attached to another unit and was shot dead while on a covert operation in the Bogside Area of Londonderry
on the 24.04.1974.
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Gdsn. Paul Simmonds No. 1 Coy 1st. Bt.
 A tragic accident on 12th January 1976. in Springmartin Camp. West Belfast
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Gdsn. Steven Shaw serving in No.2 Coy. 1st Bt.
A tragic accident in Springmartin Camp, West Belfast. 1989
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L/Cpl Simon Ware Aged 22. Killed in a Landmine explosion while on foot patrol near Cullyhanna, County Armagh on the 17.08.1991.
Gdsn. Dean Eddy 1st. Battalion. Unlawfully killed on the 30th August 2003 by a British Soldier while on Guard at Bally Kelly as part of the.Rear Party
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Falklands
23969493 WO1. Atkinson. M.......... G.Squadron. SAS..........19.05.1982
Died in a Helicopter crash during operations

Iraq One Desert Storm
Gdsm Chris Napier.........May 1991
The Regiments only fatality during this operation
Iraq Two
Gdsn..Anthony Wakefield ......In Action..... 2nd of May 2005
Sgt Chris Hickey.........................In Action..... 18th October 2005.

United Kingdom
General Sir Charles Lloyd GCVO,KCVO,DSO,MC...............................................1966
Major General Sir George Burns,GCVO,CB,DSO,OBE,MC.................................1994
Lt. General. The Honourable Sir William Rous KCB,OBE..................................1999

22214874. L/Cpl. Orchard.......................................................28th Aug. 1958. .A tragic accident while on Exercise at Otterburn
Gdsn. Michael Swain.3rd.Battalion......................................................1960.Tragic Road Accident While serving at Wellington Brks. details required
24076634 Jnr/Gdsm D. A. Dunk.......28th Sept. 1962 Tragic Motorcycle accident
24048924 Jnr/Gdsm P. Cardwell............................................................................11.07.7.67 Killed on motorway when bus broke down on the way to summer school
Gdsn. Horwood 1st Battalion................................................1968 Tragic Road Accident while serving at Tidworth details required
Gdsn. Johnson. HQ Coy.2nd Battalion............1972. Tragic Hard Shoulder Road Accident on the M1
Col. DHA Lewey. C.O. 2nd Battalion................................4th Oct 1974 Died suddenly onwhile on R & R leave in Scotland
Gdsn. John Spensley 2nd Battalion.............1979 in a Tragic .Road accident while on leave in Eire
24603949. Gdsn. Paul Smith............. 2 Spt. Coy. 2nd. Battalion. Wellington Brks.
Gdsn. Laul Calf Sig. Plt. 2nd Battalion.. .......................................March 1981Tragic Road Accident while serving at Caterham Barracks
L/Cpl. Paul Woods 1st. Battalion..........................................1982 In tragic circumstances while serving in Sp. Coy at Caterham
Drummer Medhurst 1st Battalion............................................March 1983 Tragic Road Accident while serving at Caterham Brks
24496528 L/Cpl. Michael Statham.......................23th August 1985..No. 2Coy. 2nd Bt..Wellington Brks.
Gdsn. Gourley. No. 2 Coy. 2nd. Bt.................. ..........1986.Tragic Train Accident while returning home on-leave
Gdsn. Price 2nd Battalion.........................................................................1987.Land Rover accident while the Bt. was at Wellington Brks details required
Sgt. Ernie Mavin ......................................................17th Feb. 1988 RHQ Staff. Keeper of The Guards Chapel..
Gdsn Smith. 1st Bt..........................................................................1996, while on Rear Party, The Btn. was in South Armagh details required
WO2 RQMS Paul Newby.........................................15th Febuary. 2002. A tragic road accident in the City of London
L/Cpl. Anthony Carr on the............................................... 3rd of December 2004. A tragic road accident while on excercise
Gdsn John Curry.............................................................Tragic accident in the City, while serving in London District
L/Sgt Carl Leech........................................................Tragic road accident, while serving at Catterick Garrison.
L/Sgt. Andy Parsons............................While on attachment at Tidworth details required
 Adrian Cross on the..................................................................26th of January 2007. While serving with his Regiment details required
L/Cpl. John Fitton on the.............................. 11th of April 2007. While serving with his Regiment


Roll of Honour
This Roll includes the names of all Coldstreamers who lost their lives while serving on the strength of the Regiment
during the period 16 August 1945,
that is the day after the end of the war with Japan (VJ Day) to 31 December 1970.
Those Highlighted in Red have been added to the above list

2669810 Gdsm E. G. Bird........................................................................................... 23.8.45
2669851 Gdsm A. F. Carey.........................................................................................23.8.45
2669726 Gdsm B. T. Repper...................................................................................... 23.8.45
2603570 L/Cpl H. R. Kelly ..........................................................................................4.10.45
2667116 L/Cpl J. Bramley......................................................................................... 25.10.45
2666190 Gdsm M. Colligan ......................................................................................26.10.45
2661156 Gdsm J. J. Davis........................................................................................... 3.12.45
2663351 Gdsm F. Jukes ............................................................................................25.12.45
2667147 Gdsm B. R. Bateman ...................................................................................22.1.46
2667542 Gdsm P. W. Brooks .....................................................................................26.1.46
2668533 Gdsm P. C. Sandy ........................................................................................13.6.46
2668634 Gdsm H. Rivers ............................................................................................22.4.46
2664684 L/Cpl L. L. Lewin .........................................................................................22.5.46
14225383 Gdsm J. A. Lee ...........................................................................................26.9.46
5948233 Gdsm W. H. F. Parris.................................................................................. 7.10.46
175339 Captain (QM) E. E. Moore........................................................................ .15.10.46
2667022 L/Sgt F. G. Clark ........................................................................................20.10.46
2667729 Gdsm M. C. Oakley ...................................................................................10.11.46
23474146 Lieutenant P. D. F. Kelly...........................................................................'11.7.47
2869044 Gdsm D. E. Samways..................................................................................8.12.47
2669215 Gdsm J. R. Collins .......................................................................................15.1.48
2670715 Gdsm B. P. Porter................ ..........................................................................9.4.48
21007020 Gdsm D. J. Bissex .....................................................................................23.4.48
2664354 Gdsm M. Dowdeswell................................................................................ 20.7.48
2658404 L/Sgt A. D. Reed .........................................................................................30.8.48
2670753 L/Cpl P. E. Morris........................................................................................ .7.9.48
21007205 Gdsm J. D. Brown .....................................................................................21.2.49
2670845 Gdsm H. J. Medley ......................................................................................16.2.49
22029247 Gdsm J. Parkin ...........................................................................................29.7.49
.2659956 . Sgt J. R. Dowsen ......................................................................................3.10.49
2669934 Gdsm A. E. Brown...................................................................................... 5.10.50
2660279 Sgt I. D. Lawson, B.E.M............................................................................ 28.5.50
22166679 Gdsm S. Palfrey......................................................................................... 28.5.50
2671159 Gdsm T. W. Lawrence................................................................................ 21.8.50

22214570 Gdsm J. A. Oldbridge............................................................................. 31.12.51
2665313 CQMS F. Brown............................................................................................ 3.1.52
2670414 Sgt F. Copson ..............................................................................................12.1.52
2659420 CSM G. P. C. Christer, m.aa.......................................................................... 4.1.52
22649718 Gdsm E. A. Pether .....................................................................................11.7.52
339554 Captain G. A. G. Smith ..................................................................................18.9.53
222683599 Gdsm R. W. Lambert ...............................................................................30.9.53
424850 2/Lieutenant C. R. Feilden ...........................................................................26.8.53
22302509 Gdsm D. W. Bennett .................................................................................3.12.54
23116177 O/Cdt J. Padmore...................................................................................... 15.1.56
123742 Major (QM) E. A. May................................................................................. 19.1.56
447270 2/Lieutenant T. W. S. Groome....................................................................... 9.6.57
23346434 Gdsm F. G. Crossman................................................................................. 5.3.57
22214874 L/Cpl W. T. D. Orchard............................................................................ 28.8.58
23650016 Gdsm L. S. Dibben ....................................................................................23.7.59
23865355 Gdsm A. C. Butcher.................................................................................. 13.7.60
23715012 Gdsm P. J. Norman ..................................................................................11.6021.
22817504 Gdsm A. F. Hornett ................................................................................19.12.60
23650450 Gdsm R. A. Baldwin ...................................................................................20.2.61
467526 Gdsm D. V. King ............................................................................................11.1.62
Captain D. B. de V. Jacot de Boinod .......................................................................15.7.64
Lieutenant J. R. E. Bartholomew ...............................................................................9.9.64
23929883 Gdsm T. J. Lemilliere.............................................................................. 14.10.64
24000081 Gdsm D. G. Millard ....................................................................................14.1.65
23701517 Gdsm M. Reynolds ...................................................................................20.3.65
23879214 Gdsm A. C. Edge........................................................................................ 20.3.65
24048924 J/Gdsm P. Cardwell...................................................................................110.7.67
24076634 Gdsm D. A. Dunk...................................................................................... 28.9.62
4021755 Gdsm J. Horwood...................................................................................... 25.10.69
23929996 L/Cpl P. Reddy......................................................................................... 22.12.70

 


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