Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning.

We will remember them.

William Dando - We will remember him.

Ken Prowse -  Ken joined the Royal Army Service Corps just after the end of World War 2. He spent some time in the Far East and was involved with the repatriation of the survivors of the Jap PoW camps. He then completed his service back in the UK.

He had been a member of the Torquay Branch since at least the early 1980's, and for a while stood in as Standard Bearer. He was a regular at the Club in Factory Row and was the last of the Wednesday Lunchtime crowd who, without fail, would assemble every Wednesday and 'put the world to rights' over several pints. His wife, Kathy, was also a great supporter particularly whenever a buffet or lunch needed to be put on, when she and the late Kit Easterbrook would work wonders out of the small kitchen.

In recent years, ill health prevented him from doing much more than attending the odd remembrance parade, but those with memories of the Branch over ten years ago will be sad to know that another old member of that time has gone..

Florence Gleed - Branch representatives with the Standard were present at the Funeral of Florence Gleed who had been a member of the Torquay Branch Women's Section many years ago. She died at the age of 101.

George Wheatley - George had been a member of the Normandy Veterans and another RBL Branch. His funeral was in Torquay and our Standard and some committee members attended.

Jack Clegg - Jack had been a Branch member for many years, and also a member of the NVA and the Royal Marines Association. He and his wife, Glenys (she died a few years ago) had always been great supporters of all and anything to do with the ex-service community.

He joined the Royal Marines in 1937, saw War Service in Norway, and the Far East, but his  most notable actions were in the Invasion of Europe in 1944. As a Staff Sergeant he was amongst the  small group of experienced marines who recce'd the assault beaches some weeks before the actual landings to ensure that the beach conditions were suitable for the armour and other vehicles to get ashore, and then was amongst the first of the troops to land on the morning of 6 June.

He left the Service in 1947, and shortly afterwards married Glenys. They had a wonderful close knit family with him working mostly on his own account as a plumber and decorator.

Jack and Glenys will be specially remembered for their unstinting work for the NVA as Welfare Visitors. We, in the Legion, could always count on their help at Poppy Appeal time and Jack, smart as ever befitting a senior rank of the RM, with all his medals etc,
could always be assured, with his ready smile and witty banter,  to raise very large sums from the public. Like so many of his generation, who had seen, and had to take part in, the horrors of war, he was always ready to help those less fortunate than himself.

Branch members and the Standard attended his funeral on Friday 27 April Another gentle
gentleman has passed on, and we shall all be the worse for his absence.

Our very sincere best wishes go to his family.