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We have been fortunate to have John as a neighbour, but sadly for too short a time. During his residency we have entertained him, Toby and Jos for dinner on several very happy occasions. He was a perfect neighbour. We shall miss him enormously.

Linda & Clive Hudgins

John was a good friend and fine neighbour. He is missed in our community.

Charles & Shirley Gillbe

 John was a good officer, a good friend and an absolute gentleman. He will be missed by many.

Alastair Adams

John will be truly missed by our family; since Rosie married James and our families merged, John was very welcoming to our family, so kind and charismatic. We witnessed what an amazing grandfather he was to our nephews Jack and Mikey and our niece Bella. A gentleman through and through. Forever in our thoughts and prayers, may you rest in peace. From The Ramos family.

Maureen Ramos

John and I were both in Intake 29 at Sandhurst,and both served together in Bahrein in 1965 when I was the mortar officer in 1 Para and he was attached to the Battalion Group from 63 Para Coy,RCT. We were both keen Rugby players and were invited to play for Bahrein v Kuwait in their first international fixture which was played away. Consequently John and I both claimed to be the only holders in the Parachute Brigade of an international cap,a fact recognised by no one but ourselves. We won,by the way.

John was a fine man in every respect – a true gentleman soldier. We kept in touch intermittently,but never with sufficient frequency,but only recently he sent me a copy of the teams who played in that important international match – he is standing on the extreme left.

Another good man of our generation has gone, far too soon, to the Final RV . You will be greatly missed old friend and brother in arms.

Joseph Vitoria

Thank you for your great kindness and friendship throughout the years. Spending time with you was always the highlight to our London trips. You will be missed dearly.
Emily & Christophe.

Emily Sawamura

I knew John as a friend and a military colleague. We served together in Hong Kong during the period 1966-71. I was in the group in Hong Kong one evening when he first met Chu. It was obvious from the start that they were attracted to each other, so much so that Chu followed John back to Victoria Barracks, that evening, where he was stationed at the time. They got married some little time later. As others have said, John was a lovely man, a fine officer and every inch a gentleman. I count myself lucky to have been his friend. A fanatical football fan and a life-long supporter of Shrewsbury Town and latterly Fulham FC, John always harboured a desire to become a football manager and even submitted his CV when the position became vacant at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
I will miss seeing John from time to time and exchanging news, usually related to football, with him. Rest in peace John. I send his family and friends my condolences on their loss and I am sorry not to be able to attend his funeral.

Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle

I first met John on the Royal Army Service Corps Junior Officers’ Course at Aldershot after our commissioning course at Sandhurst. Immediately following the course John completed the parachute course, and our paths never crossed again until I took over from him in Andover in, I think, 1985.
Once he had retired John took over the running of the club for parachutist and later pilots, who had served in the RASC or RCT which he ran very efficiently until handing over in May this year. We had many enjoyable lunches in Regents Park Mess.
John was a true gentlemen and although our paths had not crossed for many years I always regarded him as friend. He would always help if he could and provide sound advice when asked for. He will be sadly missed.

Andrew Lawrence