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The RAF Catering Association has a book of remembrance where the names of our fallen comrades are recorded. The poem below was produced by Yorkie King and is a combination of his own work, some lines from David Hanley.
From Old Blighty to old Hong Kong, from Berlin to Belize, One chef always will appear in heatwave and in freeze. He may be old, he may be young, he may be fat or skinny, The lads all laugh as he goes by, the chef in his pinny! He’s just the bloke who burns the toast, Who moans the least and does the most, Who rises to the bugles call, and leaves the camp behind them all! He feeds the lads on exercise, from breakfast thru till tea, He feeds the chaps in messes too, so versatile is he. His hat may not be smart like yours, his boots may not be bulled, But don’t be fooled by lack of shine his senses haven’t dulled! From deep inside a sense of pride will keep him in the good, And when he says he couldn’t care, you know he really could! So if your chef is in the field or back at home or on his course, Be proud to know you knew a chap who was the back-bone of the FORCES!!!
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Lost Comrade: Neil Lloyd, RIP Chef
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Lost Comrade: Ken Brooker, RIP Chef
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Lost Comrade: Joe Docherty, RIP Chef
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Lost Comrade: Pierre Padilla, RIP
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Lost Comrade: Ron Box, RIP
Chef
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Lost Comrade: WO R’td Charlie (Chas) Sinclair – ex-Boy Entrant, RIP Charlie
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Lost Comrade: Flt Sgt Morris Mckay
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Lost Comrade: Sgt Chef, Dave Thatcher
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Lost Comrade : David Johnson Chef
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Lost Comrade: Tom McDonald (Paddy) Chefç
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Lost Comrade: Sgt Les Holmes,
Steward
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Lost Comrade: WO R’td Charlie (Chas) Sinclair, Chef
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Lost Comrade : Michael Marner Chef
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Lost Comrade: Mick Dwyer, RIP Chef
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Lost Comrade: Al Smith, Rip Chef
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Lost Comrade: Ian Munro, RIP Chef
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Lost Comrade: Frances Boon’s wife , RIP
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Lost Comrade: Roger (Scouse) Mills, RIP
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Lost Comrade: WO R’td Peter (Pete) Knight – ex-Boy Entrant, RIP Pete
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Lost Comrade: WO Chef, Jim Hannis
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Lost Comrade: John Carver, TBC…
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Lost Comrade: CORMACK COYLE steward
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Lost Comrade: Fay Cole nee wright, Stewardess
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Lost Comrade: WO R’td Bob Rose, Boy Entrant 1960, Chef
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Lost Comrade: Pastry Chef, JRM RAF Akrotiri
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