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The obituary notice of Crew Of Ardent HMS

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Crew Of ArdentHMSHMS Ardent - motto "Through fire and water" - lost 22 of her crew when she was sunk on 21 May, 1982.
She was struck by bombs during an Argentinian air assault at the height of the Falklands War.
The following 22 people died in the attack:
AB(S) Derek Armstrong
Lt Cdr Richard Banfield
AB(S) Andrew Barr
POAEM(M) Peter Brouard
CK Richard Dunkerley
ALCK Michael Foote
MEM(M)2 Stephen Ford
ASTD Shaun Hanson
AB(S) Shaun Hayward
AB(EW) Stephen Heyes
WEM(R)1 Simon Lawson
MEM(M)2 Alistair Leighton
AEM(N)1 Allan McAuley
ALS(R) Michael Mullen
LT Brian Murphy
LPT Gary Nelson
APOWEM(R) Andrew Palmer
CK John Roberts
LT CDR John Sephton DSC (posthumous)
ALMEM(M) Stephen White
LMEM(L) Garry Whitford
MEM(M)1 Gilbert Williams
The wreck of HMS Ardent has been designated as a prohibited area under the Falkland Islands Protection of Wrecks Act and a memorial on Campito Hill looks down upon the crew members' last resting place.
In total 255 British servicemen died in the Falklands War, including 88 Royal Navy seamen.
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Published: 08/01/2009
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I left you before you sailed and I will always feel the sorrow of not being with you when you needed me most. LMEM(L) Steve Chinner
Steve Chinner
28/12/2024
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Thinking of you always Andrew. I miss you do much myvsdopted Brother. God bless you ❤️
Jan Darwish ( nee Bearne )
05/04/2024
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Jan Darwish ( nee Bearne )
05/04/2024
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Iain Jones
11/11/2023
Dear Andrew , you left so suddenly and far,far too young.
You are never forgotten
Love from your sis ❤️
Jan Darwish (nee Bearne )
06/04/2023
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Jan Darwish (nee Bearne )
06/04/2023
Garry Whitford 40 Years gone but we still think of you not only on the 21st May.
Gill and Richard(Taff) Carr
22/05/2022
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I remember everything like it was yesterday; a year I will never forget. The car accident binds us as do our memories. Stay safe, always. JB
Jo
20/05/2022
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Taken to soon, forever in our thoughts. - With love from Jan your Sis 😘
Jan Darwish ( nee Bearne )
04/04/2022
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Jan Darwish ( nee Bearne )
04/04/2022