ROCA HERITAGE
Remembering those who served in the ROC from 1925 to 1995
The following is an ongoing list of those people who served in the ROC between 1925 and 1995, and who are sadly missed by their family, friends and ROC crew. It is proposed to keep adding names to the list so that over time, a comprehensive remembrance list is available.
Further information on some of these people may be found on the obituaries page of the ROCA Website which may be found here.
Further information on some of these people may be found on the obituaries page of the ROCA Website which may be found here.
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NAME
ALLEN, DILLYS - 16 Group (Shrewsbury)
BACON, ALAN - 4 Group (Colchester)
BARBER, DENNIS - 8 Group (Coventry)
BASFORD, ARTHUR - Group ROC Chief Warning Officer / 1 Group (Maidstone)
BECKETT, ERIC - 8 Group (Coventry)
BONHAM, ANNE - 7 Group (Bedford)
BURROWS, IAN - 2 Group (Horsham)
CAMERON, GEOFF - 8 Group (Coventry)
CARR, J R D (HAMISH) - Observer Commander - 28 Group (Dundee)
CORNELIUS, SARAH - 14 Group (Winchester)
FARRIES, BILL. BEM - 22 Group (Carlisle)
GRAVES, FREDA - 15 Group (Lincoln) / 20 Group (York)
HAKON, JEAN - 7 Group (Bedford)
HARRIS, PADDY - 16 Group (Shrewsbury)
HICKLING, R J B (NOBBY). BEM - 15 Group (Lincoln)
HOARE, JOHN - 15 Group (Lincoln) / 12 Group (Bristol) / Deputy Area Commandant - Western Area
HOWARD, CHRIS - Observer Officer / Chair of the ROC Benevolent Fund
HOWE, JOHN. CB CBE AFC RAF - Commandant ROC - HQROC Bentley Priory
HUNTER, ALF - 15 Group (Lincoln)
JACKSON, STUART - 8 Group (Coventry)
JAMES, DEREK - Seaborne Observer / Group Commandant 3 Group (Oxford)
KENWARD, HENRY - 1 Group (Maidstone)
LENEY, LES - Seaborne Observer / 1 Group (Maidstone).
MARSH, LINDA - 6 Group Norwich
MAUGHAN, GEORGE. MBE - Chief Warning Officer and latterly Group Controller, in 7 Group (Bedford)
MEAD, JOHN - 7 Group (Bedford)
MCDONALD, GEORGE - 28 Group (Dundee)
MCDOWALL, ROY - 31 Group (Belfast) / 16 Group (Shrewsbury) / Northwood NRC
MITTON, LES. MBE - Group Commandant 8 Group (Coventry)
MOODY, STEPHEN - 8 Group (Coventry)
MURPHY, JOHN. OBE - Chief of Staff at HQ ROC - RAF Bentley Priory
PATE, ROBERT - Observer Commander - Group Commandant of No 25 Group Royal Observer Corps
PENFOLD, JIM - Group Officer Observer Lieutenant - 1 Group (Maidstone)
PENN, TERRY - 3 Group (Oxford)
PICKERING, RALPH - Observer Lieutenant, 22 Group (Carlisle)
REID, DAVID - 30 Group (Inverness)
RICHARDSON, MAURICE STUBBS - 22 Group (Carlisle)
SHRUBBS, JOYCE. MBE - Served 1944 - 1992 Assistant Commandant with the rank of Observer Captain.
SIMMONDS, JOHN - 5 Group (Watford) / 7 Group (Bedford) / Observer Lieutenant - NRC (RAF Bentley Priory)
SKEGGS, DONALD - 10 Group (Exeter)
STYLES, FREDA - Admin Officer, 15 Group (Lincoln)
TILLEY, FRANK - 1 Group (Maidstone)
WATTS, JIM - Former Deputy Group Commandant 6 Group (Norwich)
WEBB, GERALD - Group Commandant No. 4 Group Colchester
WHITCHER, MURRAY - 12 Group (Bristol)
WILSON, WILLIAM EDWARD - 16 Group (Shrewsbury) / 30 Group (Inverness)
BACON, ALAN - 4 Group (Colchester)
BARBER, DENNIS - 8 Group (Coventry)
BASFORD, ARTHUR - Group ROC Chief Warning Officer / 1 Group (Maidstone)
BECKETT, ERIC - 8 Group (Coventry)
BONHAM, ANNE - 7 Group (Bedford)
BURROWS, IAN - 2 Group (Horsham)
CAMERON, GEOFF - 8 Group (Coventry)
CARR, J R D (HAMISH) - Observer Commander - 28 Group (Dundee)
CORNELIUS, SARAH - 14 Group (Winchester)
FARRIES, BILL. BEM - 22 Group (Carlisle)
GRAVES, FREDA - 15 Group (Lincoln) / 20 Group (York)
HAKON, JEAN - 7 Group (Bedford)
HARRIS, PADDY - 16 Group (Shrewsbury)
HICKLING, R J B (NOBBY). BEM - 15 Group (Lincoln)
HOARE, JOHN - 15 Group (Lincoln) / 12 Group (Bristol) / Deputy Area Commandant - Western Area
HOWARD, CHRIS - Observer Officer / Chair of the ROC Benevolent Fund
HOWE, JOHN. CB CBE AFC RAF - Commandant ROC - HQROC Bentley Priory
HUNTER, ALF - 15 Group (Lincoln)
JACKSON, STUART - 8 Group (Coventry)
JAMES, DEREK - Seaborne Observer / Group Commandant 3 Group (Oxford)
KENWARD, HENRY - 1 Group (Maidstone)
LENEY, LES - Seaborne Observer / 1 Group (Maidstone).
MARSH, LINDA - 6 Group Norwich
MAUGHAN, GEORGE. MBE - Chief Warning Officer and latterly Group Controller, in 7 Group (Bedford)
MEAD, JOHN - 7 Group (Bedford)
MCDONALD, GEORGE - 28 Group (Dundee)
MCDOWALL, ROY - 31 Group (Belfast) / 16 Group (Shrewsbury) / Northwood NRC
MITTON, LES. MBE - Group Commandant 8 Group (Coventry)
MOODY, STEPHEN - 8 Group (Coventry)
MURPHY, JOHN. OBE - Chief of Staff at HQ ROC - RAF Bentley Priory
PATE, ROBERT - Observer Commander - Group Commandant of No 25 Group Royal Observer Corps
PENFOLD, JIM - Group Officer Observer Lieutenant - 1 Group (Maidstone)
PENN, TERRY - 3 Group (Oxford)
PICKERING, RALPH - Observer Lieutenant, 22 Group (Carlisle)
REID, DAVID - 30 Group (Inverness)
RICHARDSON, MAURICE STUBBS - 22 Group (Carlisle)
SHRUBBS, JOYCE. MBE - Served 1944 - 1992 Assistant Commandant with the rank of Observer Captain.
SIMMONDS, JOHN - 5 Group (Watford) / 7 Group (Bedford) / Observer Lieutenant - NRC (RAF Bentley Priory)
SKEGGS, DONALD - 10 Group (Exeter)
STYLES, FREDA - Admin Officer, 15 Group (Lincoln)
TILLEY, FRANK - 1 Group (Maidstone)
WATTS, JIM - Former Deputy Group Commandant 6 Group (Norwich)
WEBB, GERALD - Group Commandant No. 4 Group Colchester
WHITCHER, MURRAY - 12 Group (Bristol)
WILSON, WILLIAM EDWARD - 16 Group (Shrewsbury) / 30 Group (Inverness)
FURTHER NAMES TO BE FORTHCOMING