07 January 2026
23688404 Mr Alan Alston formerly Wigan & St Helens Branch It is with great sadness we report the death of Mr Alan Alston who passed away recently our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time. We thank him for his service in our great Regiment ... read
07 January 2026
24263633 Mr Leslie Hargraves formerly 2nd Battalion It is with great sadness we report the death of Mr Leslie Hargraves who served in the 2nd Battalion in the 1970's, Mr Hargraves passed away at the beginning of December and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very ... read
29 December 2025
21006084 Mr Patrick Franks formerly 2nd Battalion It is with deep regret that I inform you of the death of 21006084 Patrick Arthur Franks, who passed away at 0145hrs on Sunday 28 December, aged 94. Born on 26 March 1931, Pat enlisted on 14 October 1947 and was discharged on ... read
11 December 2025
22644041 Mr Herbert Martin of the Manchester Branch It is with great sadness we report the death of Mr Herbert Martin who has passed away recently who enlisted in the Regiment in 1952 our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time. We thank him for ... read
09 December 2025
22655797 Mr George Brown of the Oxfordshire Branch It is with great sadness we report the death of Mr George Brown who was a great supporter of the Oxford Branch, our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time. We thank hime for his service in ... read
02 December 2025
The Regimental Association Shop https://www.grengds.com/shop Orders need to be received at RHQ by 1200hrs on Thursday 11th December 2025 to meet the last despatch date before Christmas stand-down, orders received after this will not be despatched until Thursday 8th January 2026. ... read
01 December 2025
23509277 Mr Geoff McDonald of the Worcester & Herefordshire Branch It is with great sadness we report the death of Mr Geoff McDonald who sadly passed away on 26th November 2025, our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time. We thank him for his service ... read
15 November 2025
23969836 Mr David Grassham of the Kent Branch It is with immense sadness that we announce that 23969836 David Grassham, passed away at 1320 hrs today (Saturday 15 November 2025), aged 79. David was born on 27 March 1946 and served with the Regimental Band. Since leaving the Regimental Band in ... read
14 November 2025
24383416 Mr Michael Day Wigan & St Helens Branch It is my sad duty to report the death on Thursday 13th November 2025 of former L/Sgt. 24383416 Michael Day. Mike joined the Regiment in 1975 and served with 1 Coy, 2nd Bn. In HK and also RHQ and HQ Household Div. as ... read
10 November 2025
22545161 Mr Eric Reeves formerly 3rd Battalion It is with great sadness we report the death of Mr Eric Reeves who was a Lance Sergeant in the 3rd Battalion and member of the Manchester Branch who passed away on 7th November, our thoughts are with his family and friends at ... read
