MEMBERS WHO HAVE CROSSED THE BAR - since 2017[contact Association for older records]

12 July 2026 Bill Mitchell aged 80. Associate member and son-in-law of William Swanston Ajax River Plate Veteran who Crossed the Bar in 2013.

22 June 2026 Heather Stickland aged 98. Associate member and wife of the late HMS Ajax River Plate Veteran William ‘Dick’ Stickland who Crossed the Bar in 2004.

27 March 2026 Albert Edward Robb aged 107. HMS Ajax Cruiser 1940-41 Honorary Association Member

30 March 2025  Phil Pullen  aged 76. Husband of Julie Pullen who is the daughter of Colin Chadwick, HMS Ajax River Plate

06 April 2025  Inge Nedden Langsdorff  aged 88. Honorary Association Member and daughter of Graf Spee Captain Hans Langsdorff

23 November 2024 Patricia 'Pat' Ann Brown aged 81. Honorary Association Member and former Regional Councillor of Ajax.

11 November 2024 Doreen Fowler aged 89. Widow of Patrick Fowler Ajax 1940-42

6 November 2024  Dennis Talbot  aged 93. HMS Ajax Cruiser 1948.

7 Oct 2024 Paul 'Yorkie' Littlewood aged 66. HMS Ajax Aug 1976 to Jul 1977. He lived in Calgary, Canada

29 September 2024  George Alan 'Phil' Phillips  aged 78. Member & Association Committee member. HMS Ajax 1965-66.

21 June 2024 Michael 'Mike' Screech  aged 77. RN and former Association member.

9 March 2024 Janet Masters aged 68. Member & wife of Association Chairman Nigel Masters.

9 September 2023 Ann Marshall aged 92. Member & wife of veteran Bill Marshall who crossed the bar in 2014.

4 May 2023 June Turner . Member & wife of veteran Roy Turner who crossed the bar in 2017.
25 February 2023 Anne Turner . Member & wife of veteran Mike Turner who crossed the bar in 2019.
2 January 2023 Anne Adams aged 89. Member & daughter-in-law of HMS Ajax Designer "Ajax" Adams.

4 August 2022 David Johns aged 81. HMS Ajax Frigate 1963-65 RO2(T)

16 August 2021 Donald William Birrell aged 95. HMS Ajax 1946-47.

7 October 2021 John Richard Thomson aged 98. HMS Achilles River Plate

3 August 2021 Jean Garrard aged 97. Member and widow of HMS Ajax River Plate veteran John Garrard who crossed the bar in 2017

29 July 2021 Fred Coates aged 82. HMS Ajax frigate; master-at-arms at time of Ontario visit 1976

12 July 2021 Basil Trott aged 101. HMS Exeter River Plate

30 June 2021 Peter Buckingham aged 93. HMS Ajax 1946.

5 June 2021 William Parker RM aged 99. Royal Marine HMS Ajax 1945

9 May 2021 Doug Harris aged 87. Associate Member

19 February 2021 Stephen Harwood aged 89. Associate; Captain RN & Son of Commodore Harwood

9 February 2021 Richard Llewellyn aged 95. HMS Ajax 1943-44

26 January 2021 Thomas James (Ian) Wright aged 92. HMS Ajax 1944-47

19 July 2020 Rosemarie Quaintance  Life Member

2 May 2020 Robert 'Bob' Batt  age 97. HMS Achilles River Plate

18 April 2020 Albert Edwin Smith  aged 98. HMS Ajax River Plate

18 April 2020 Richard Green  aged 97. HMS Ajax 1945

5 April 2020 Alec James Townsin  aged 91. HMS Ajax 1946-48

31 December 2019 Professor Raymond "Jerry" Kirk  aged 97. HMS Ajax 1942-43

25 August 2019 Stanley James 'Jim' London  aged 99. HMS Exeter River Plate

21 August 2019 Judith "Judi" Collis aged 63. Member & wife of Malcolm Collis.

26 June 2019 Michael Turner  aged 93. HMS Ajax 1946-47

4 May 2019 Robert 'Bob' Gee  aged 94. HMS Ajax 1946

15 February 2019 William 'Bill' Prophet Smail  aged 93. HMS Ajax 1943-44

26 December 2018 Frank Burton  aged 100. HMS Ajax River Plate

21 November 2018 Reg Gilbert  aged 93. HMS Ajax 1943-45

20 January 2018 John Mackie Hitchen  aged 94. HMS Ajax 1942-43. Association Archivist.

9 January 2018 Derrick Howitt  aged 72. HMS Ajax Frigate 1963-65

17 November 2017 Roy Blowers  aged 92. HMS Ajax Royal Marine 1942-43

2 November 2017 Roland Tassell  aged 68. HMS Ajax Frigate 1966-68

13 July 2017 Albert Edward 'Ted' Wicks  aged 97. HMS Ajax River Plate

20 April 2017 John Garrard aged 95. HMS Ajax River Plate

27 March 2017 Roy 'Topsy' Turner  aged 89. HMS Ajax 1946-47

7 February 2017 Leonard Porte  aged 88. HMS Ajax 1946-48

3 January 2017 Henry Harwood  aged 90. Associate; Commander RN & son of Admiral Harwood