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ARMY PEOPLE

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Diamond Jim and Muriel Stollery, Snettisham (21 April) S/Reservist Maureen and

B/Reservist Wesley Tucker,

Wellingborough (28 April) Golden Myra and Peter Finch, Reading Lower

Earley (29 April)

DEDICATED TO GOD

Levi William Perkins, son of Bethany and David Perkins, at Staines by Majors

Gillian and Paul Billard Rose Nekesa Kitui, daughter of Patrick and Victoria Kitui, at Chelmsford by

Major Ian Mountford

RETIRED OFFICERS’ BIRTHDAYS

Major Ruby Hatcher (85 on 23 April) Major John Howarth (80 on 26 April) Captain Mavis Blyth (80 on 26 April) Major Mary Hodgkins (85 on 27 April)

PROMOTED TO GLORY

B/Sec Keith Standley, Ramsgate Angela Fletcher, Stapleford, on 10 March Barbara Gale, Basingstoke, on 11 March Margaret Shaw, Stapleford, on 30 March

ENGAGEMENTS

GENERAL BRIAN PEDDLE AND COMMISSIONER ROSALIE PEDDLE

Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Territory, Tue 19 Apr – Mon 25

THE CHIEF OF THE STAFF (COMMISSIONER LYNDON BUCKINGHAM) AND COMMISSIONER BRONWYN BUCKINGHAM

ICO lecture, Mon 18 Apr

THE TERRITORIAL COMMANDER (COMMISSIONER ANTHONY COTTERILL) AND COMMISSIONER GILLIAN COTTERILL

Boscombe, Thu 14 Apr – Sun 17 WBC (Territorial Advisory Council), Fri 22

THE CHIEF SECRETARY (COLONEL PAUL MAIN) AND COLONEL JENINE MAIN

Staines, Thu 14 Apr – Sun 17 WBC (spiritual day), Wed 27 Richard Shepherd, Stapleford, on 31 March Major Maurice Haylett from The

Boltons care home, Reading, on 4 April Tony Christmas, Basingstoke, on 4 April

BEREAVED

Margaret Standley, Ramsgate, of her husband B/Sec Keith Standley,

Captain Ian Standley, WBC, and Joy

Watson, Ramsgate, of their father Norman Gale, Basingstoke, of his wife Barbara Gale, Tracey Gale,

Basingstoke, of her mother Marion Hopkins, Nottingham William

Booth Memorial Halls, of her son Paul

Hopkins Major Ian Haylett, Thirsk, and Philip

Haylett of their father Major Maurice

Haylett Wendy Christmas, Basingstoke, of her husband Tony Christmas Major Josephine Blundell of her husband Major Fred Blundell,

Andrew Blundell, Leeds Central, and

Edmund Blundell of their father

OFFICIAL GAZETTE

UKI Territory

RETIREMENTS FROM ACTIVE SERVICE

Effective 1 April Major Robert Deans out of Greenock in 1986 and last appointment

Saltcoats and Irvine Major Fred Eardley with Major

Elaine Eardley (née Munro) out of Smallthorne in 1997 and last appointment Tunstall Major Kathleen Myers (née Hawkins) out of Risca in 2001 and last appointment Southampton Sholing Major Lorraine Richards (née Cahill) out of Poole in 1992 and last appointment Mission Partner,

Cumbernauld and Easterhouse

ANTHONY COTTERILL

Commissioner Territorial Commander

Please note that soldiers’ and adherents’ tributes submitted for publication should be no longer than 150 words. Good quality pictures will be included. Copy should be sent to salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk.

TRIBUTES

PAUL HAMBLETON, SHOEBURYNESS

PAUL was born in Shepherd’s Bush, joining his older sister, Grace, and followed by Ruth, Joy, John and Mark as his officer-parents moved to various UK appointments. The family settled in Ilford and Paul enjoyed music and youth activities at the corps, where he was a founding member of the East London Youth Chorus.

In 1994 he moved to Shoeburyness, where he was again involved in music and youth activities at the corps. He was songster leader for some years and took part in ecumenical events, including sounding the Last Post at Remembrance ceremonies.

Paul worked in The Salvation Army’s Reliance Bank for 42 years, becoming chief cashier. After this, he enjoyed helping with the corps community programme.

After prolonged ill health, Paul died peacefully in his sleep in hospital.

He will be greatly missed for his friendly, cheerful optimism, generosity and sense of humour. – GH

GRACE LORD, BANBURY

GRACE was the eldest child of officer-parents Jean and Wilfred Brooks. She met her future husband, Peter, at Bletchley and, after their marriage, they moved to Banbury.

The following years were busy as they raised three children and were active in the corps. Grace was a songster and served as YP treasurer, then later as corps treasurer for a number of years. She lived out her faith in quiet ways, preferring to work behind the scenes.

Grace was devoted to her family and that devotion was reciprocated. Due to Alzheimer’s her final years were spent in a nursing home but she never forgot her Army roots; the staff there were in no doubt as to her Christian faith.

Grace was deeply loved and will be much missed by all her family. A good and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, her influence will live on. – JW