Chapel
1The Air Defence soldiers listed below are those known by the Association as having passed away between 1957 and the present day.
For a comprehensive list of soldiers who served in some form of Air Defence, Anti-Aircraft capacity during the Second World War and paid the ultimate sacrifice, click here.
AA, LAA and AD Honour Roll
A.D. Price
GNR – 110 BTY
Passed – 26 Feb 1988
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A.J. Logan
GNR – 111 AD Bty
Passed – 28 Aug 1987
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A.L. Keith
GNR – 111 AA Regt
Passed –
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A.R. Davidson
GNR – 110 LAA Bty
Passed –
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Barrington Algar
BDR – 111 LAA Bty
Passed – 23 SEp 1964
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Barry Peters
WO2 – 111 Div AD BTY (Lt)
Passed –
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Ben Casey
SGT –
Passed –
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Beresford Lindsay Nyman MBE, LVO
COL – CO 16 LAA Regt: Jan 1973 – May 1974
Passed – 4 Jan 2012 (aged 79)
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Bill Culla
? – 111 Bty
Passed – 1974
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Bill French
WO1 – RSM 16AD Regt: May 1974 – Dec 1975
Passed –
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Brian Paddick
? – ?
Passed –
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D.S. Roberston
GNR – 110 BTY
Passed – 11 Aug 1988
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D.J. Newton
GNR –
Passed – 19 Oct 1976
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D.W. Turpin
GNR –
Passed – 1 Mar 2005
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Dave Payne
WO2 – 16AD/A Fd Bty/School of Arty
Passed –
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Darren (Blue) Searle
GNR – 111 AD Bty 85-87, SOA 87-89
Passed –
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Arthur Gordon (Doc) Luxford
?
Passed – 5 Jan 2008 (aged 68)
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D.C. (Doc) Singleton
BDR – 111 AD Bty
Passed – 3 Jun 1983
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Geoffrey David Carter AO, DSM
MAJGEN – CO 16AD Regt: Dec 1980 – Oct 1982
Passed – 30 Jul 2001
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Geoff Sexton
?
Passed –
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Geoff Henderson
SGT – 110 AD Bty
Passed – 14 Sep 2013
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George Laudenbach
WO1 – RSM 18 LAA Regt
Passed –
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Greg Scott
SSGT –
Passed –
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I. Barrett
GNR – ?
Passed – 19 May 1967
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Ian (Shorty) Anderson
LBDR –
Passed – 25 Oct 1979
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J.M.R Brunker
MAJ – 2IC
Passed – 21 Jul 1972
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J.P. Ferreira
GNR – ?
Passed – 10 Feb 1988
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J.P. Snook
GNR – ?
Passed – 26 Dec 1981
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J.R. Jarrett
GNR – ?
Passed – 11 Nov 1999
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James (Jim) Staveley
?
Passed –
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James Challenger
? – 111 LAA Bty 1964
Passed –
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Jerry Rouwhorst
GNR –
Passed – 16 Mar 2014
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James David Ponting
?
Passed – 18 Dec 2003
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Terry Michael Roesler
L/BDR – 111 Bty
Passed – 1 Feb 1976
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John Bird
? –
Passed –
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Joseph M. Egan
GNR –
Passed – 11 Nov 2005
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Ken Daly
? –
Passed –
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Kierin L. Schaeffer
GNR – 110 Bty
Passed – 19 Sep 1982
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Lindsay Colin Black
WO1 – RSM 16AD Regt: Dec 1981 – Aug 83
Passed – 2 Jun 2008
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Lofty Hayes
?
Passed 14 Dec 2011
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M.A. Cooke
CFN – 16 AD Regt (Wksp)
Passed – 23 Sep 1979
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M.D. Brooke
CPL – ?
Passed – 14 May 2001
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M.R.J Gallagher
PTE – ?
Passed – 28 Apr 2002
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Marshall (Fang)
? – HQ Bty
Passed –
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Mervyn Alaxander Blair
WO2 – BSM 111 Div AD BTY (Lt).
Passed – 1 Jan 1994 (aged 55)
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Mick Davidson
WO2 –
Passed –
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Mick Lappin (RAEME)
WO1 – 16AD Regt Workshops
Passed – 22 Oct 2010
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Neil Andrew Court
111 Bty
Passed – 1 Feb 1976
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Noel (Bindy) Colley
SGT –
Passed –
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P.B. Le Leu
CPL – ?
Passed – 3 Apr 2002
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Paul Logon
? – 110 Bty
Passed –
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Peter Bradshaw
SSGT –
Passed –
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Peter Gustafson
MAJ – BC 110 Bty, 2IC 16 Ad Regt
Passed – 12 Jul 2011
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Peter Verkuylen
?
Passed –
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R.R. Stradring
SGT – ?
Passed – 11 Nov 1961
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R.A. Boyd
GNR – ?
Passed – 19 May 67
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Robert J. Coppleman
GNR – 110 AD Bty
Passed – 6 Jun 1984
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Rodney Wedemeyer
SGT –
Passed –
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Ronald James Glew
MAJ – QM 16 AD Regt
Passed – 8 Aug 2009 (aged 65)
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Roy (Blue) Leslie
WO2 – 111 Bty
Passed – 28 Apr 2009
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S.F. Joseph
GNR – ?
Passed – 24 Jun 71
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Stephen Danks
GNR – 111 LAA Bty
Passed – 24 Jan 1965
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Steve Swan
SSGT – 110 Bty
Passed – 15 Mar 2014
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W. Keith
SGT – ?
Passed – 1 Jan 2014
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W. Tanis
GNR – ?
Passed – 21 Jun 1970
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Warren Murray
LTCOL – CO 16AD Regt (Lt): Dec 1974 – Jun 1976
Passed –
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Vic Baker
WO2 –
Passed –
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Just a Common Soldier (A Soldier Died Today)
by A. Lawrence Vaincourt
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.
And tho’ sometimes, to his neighbours, his tales became a joke,
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won’t note his passing, though a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?
A politician’s stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.
It’s so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier’s part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honour while he’s here to hear the praise,
Then at least let’s give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,
Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.