Announcements

ARMY PEOPLE

APPOINTED

Effective 24 June l Captain Helen Froud, assistant director,

Research and Development Unit (Research), Mission Service

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Platinum (70th) l Ann and John Ward, Woodhouse (12 May) Emerald (55th) l Majors Joy and Rodney Beacham (14 May)

RETIRED OFFICERS

Birthday congratulations l Major Pamela Saunders (85 on 9 May) l Major Brian Miller (80 on 12 May) l Colonel Gordon Becker (85 on 13 May)

PROMOTED TO GLORY

l S/Reservist Lily Budding, Newcastle

City Temple l Kenny Ball, Leadgate, on 21 February l June Metcalf, Leadgate, on 4 April l Viera Ellitson, Ipswich Bramford Road, on 15 April

BEREAVED

l Dep BM David Budding, Newcastle

City Temple, of his mother S/Reservist

Lily Budding l Major Antony Mugford, Guisborough, of his father Brian Mugford l Gerry and Sandra Griffiths, Cradley

Heath, of their son Tim Griffiths, TE

Mathew Griffiths, Malvern, of his brother

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TRIBUTES

MAJOR GEORGINA ATKINSON

BORN in Trieste in 1914, Georgina Zega was the oldest of four children. Raised in a Lutheran church, when the Army ‘opened fire’ in Trieste she was attracted to the lively form of worship and soon started attending meetings.

After some time in Austria, Georgina returned to Trieste in her late teens. She trained for officership in Rome, being appointed to Brescia the day before her 22nd birthday.

Further appointments in Italy followed, and the start of the Second World War saw her stationed in Naples, where the fascist authorities pursued Salvationists, the Army’s work having been closed down.

Appointed to Red Shield work, Captain Zega met Captain Matthew Atkinson and they married in 1949. Their first joint appointment was to Lisburn in Matthew’s home country. Corps appointments in the UK and Italy followed before transfer to National Headquarters in 1974 and then IHQ until Matthew’s promotion to Glory in 1978.

Although retired, Georgina continued to work at IHQ and soldiered at Croydon Citadel until, aged 80, she transferred to Boscombe. These years were among the happiest of her life.

Relishing the busyness, Georgina soon volunteered to help in the charity shop, organised weekly Bible studies, joined her beloved home league and seized the opportunity to join the home league singers. Georgina was an active participant in corps life well past her 100th birthday and was a much-loved member of the congregation.

Her final months saw her accepting the hard choice to move into care. On her recent 107th birthday, staff at the home asked for her secret to long life. She replied simply that she ‘thanked the Lord’ and so, in her small way, continued her witness even until the end.

She is much loved and missed by her family, of whom she was immensely proud. – FM

BARBARA CARRE, GUERNSEY

BARBARA was born in 1930 in Guernsey. The eldest of six children, she was brought up in St Peter Port Corps. During the occupation of the island in the Second World War, Barbara was evacuated to Glasgow but was later reunited with her mother and taken to her grandmother’s home in Goldthorpe, Yorkshire. The family attended the corps in that village and, when she left school, Barbara took a job as a gents’ outfitter.

When she returned to the island, she played a very active part in corps life, including serving as Torchbearer leader and songster leader.

After her marriage to Roy, Barbara transferred to L’Islet Corps and joined the songsters, taught in the Sunday school and became the singing company leader.

Following the promotion to Glory of her son and husband, Barbara devoted her life to raising her other son, Paul. Barbara was a shining example of what a Christian and a Salvationist should be. – JH

ARCHIE CROOKSTON, SHEFFIELD CITADEL

ARCHIE was born in Scotland in 1933 and moved to Clowne when he was around three years old. On leaving school he trained for a while as a surveyor, but then settled on a career with the National Coal Board at several pits in the North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire areas.

As a member of Clowne Corps he was singing company leader from the age of 16. At the age of 20 he became songster leader, a position he held for 33 years. He was also scoutmaster and played in the band.

In 1958 he married Dorothy Wileman and they had two children.

Archie and Dorothy transferred to Sheffield Citadel in the 1980s and he particularly enjoyed his ministry with the band for many years.

Archie was promoted to Glory from home and is dearly missed by his family and many friends. – HD

MIKE UPSON, HARPENDEN

COMING from a Methodist background, Mike entered into corps life in a number of ways, always preferring to work behind the scenes.

His help as an adherent was appreciated through many years as a stalwart of the Men’s Monthly Monday meeting, offering lifts and assisting in practical ways. Mike’s unfailingly reliable support of fundraising efforts at the corps was valued.

A keen Bible student, Mike enjoyed sharing his insights at Bible studies, and he put his analytical skills to excellent use as a popular editor of the corps newsletter.

Well known locally as a devotee of cricket, Mike made a point of treating people gently and with good humour. He is greatly missed by his loving wife, Avis, and their family. – SP