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Mar 3rd 2006, 11:31 pm

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Bob

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Originally Posted by gruffbrown

That's the one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Beharry Beharry...so he's one of only 12 people with a VC still alive...last two to get it were http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_John_McKay and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Jones both dead, in the falklands, though surving members before them to get it in action, a couple of aussies in Vietnam.

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:32 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

Jack Wild died yesterday ,did you see that ?

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:32 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Originally Posted by rushman

that John Peel died some time last year? Come on...who else has pegged out in the last few years while I've been in MIA from blighty.
I know George best was one of them.

Suggest you spend a couple of minutes looking on this site, whenever you can.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:32 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Jack Wild died yesterday ,did you see that ?

Was he the kid that played the Artful Dodger in Oliver?

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:34 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Originally Posted by Bradford Lass

Okay last one - See more at the Dead People's Server

http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/2005.html

Sometimes it may be down

The Guardian has a pretty good obituaries section...

www.guardian.co.uk

Lots of other fascinating stuff in it that might be of interest to the OP, besides dead people

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:36 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Originally Posted by rushman

Was he the kid that played the Artful Dodger in Oliver?

That's him and HR Puffnstuff, what the F was that all about

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Bob

That's my old Regiment (The Queens) before they renamed it the POWs, FFS

Good on him.

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:42 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Originally Posted by tony126

Suggest you spend a couple of minutes looking on this site, whenever you can.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Cheeky sod!! I'm not living the life of Riley like you mate.

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:43 pm

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Originally Posted by Elvira

The Guardian has a pretty good obituaries section...

www.guardian.co.uk

Lots of other fascinating stuff in it that might be of interest to the OP, besides dead people

I wouldn't be caught dead reading the Guardian!!!

Mar 3rd 2006, 11:43 pm

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Re: Why didn't anyone tell me...

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Originally Posted by rushman

that John Peel died some time last year? Come on...who else has pegged out in the last few years while I've been in MIA from blighty.
I know George best was one of them.

Damn, you didn't know that?!

They broke into Radio 1 and started playing "Teenage Kicks" and everyone just knew what had happened..... was October of 2004. I remember thinking "no Festive 50 this year."