In Memoriam

On this page we remember former Ark Royal shipmates that are no longer with us. Listed below are our former colleagues known to have "crossed the bar". This is not a definitive list so if you are aware of a former Ark Royal shipmate that has passed, please let us know by emailing and we will include them on this page. Please give us much detail as possible, such as date of passing, approximate dates served on Ark, rank/rate when on Ark and perhaps a photo. Also drop us a line if you can add more information or provide photos for those already listed.

	Name	Rank/Rate on Ark	Dates served on Ark (approx)	Department	Date of Passing	More Information
	Thomas Adams	Lieutenant (USN)	2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	Anthony "Benny" Benton	WOMEM(M)	1985-87	Marine Engineering	26th December 2018
	Andrew Bolam	Lt Commander	2005-2006	Marine Engineering	21st October 2017
	Sir John Brigstocke	Captain RN (C.O.)	1989-90	Executive	26th May 2020
	Darren Burton	MEM	2000-2003	Marine Engineering	29th October 2005	Died in a road traffic accident in the Falkland Islands while serving on HMS Dumbarton Castle.
	Steve Chick	Lt Commander	1993-1994	Warfare	9th January 2016	Steve commanded HMS Illustrious from 2007-2009.
	Gerry "Paddy" Conway	MEM(L)	1985-87	Marine Engineering	13th May 2018
	Barry Cooney	MEM(M)	1987-1988	Marine Engineering	9th March 1988	Died during Ark Royal's visit to Hamburg.
	Raymond "Danny" Daniels	LStd	1985-87	Supply	15th February 2018
	Ian "Happy" Day	LS(CIS)	2008-2011	Weapons Engineering	1st August 2019
	Emma Douglas	Lieutenant	2002-2003	Marine Engineering	3rd October 2004	Died onboard HMS Cornwall.
	Vincent "Bob" Foster	CCMEA(M)	1987-1989	Marine Engineering	3rd June 2015
	Philip Green	Lieutenant	2002-2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	Gareth James	AEM(M)	1991	Air Engineering	16th September 1991	Collapsed on the flight deck while the ship was at sea, died later in hospital.
	Charles Kerr	CPOMEA	1992	Marine Engineering	12th February 1992
	Antony King	Lieutenant	2002-2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	Colin "Freddie" Laker	CPOMEA(L)	1985-1988	Marine Engineering	25th October 2012
	Marc Lawrence	Lieutenant	2002-2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	Mark "Tanzy" Lee	POMEM	1987-1989	Marine Engineering	13th April 2019
	Martin "Jack" London	Lieutenant	1988-1990	801 Squadron	5th December 2002	Died when his harrier crashed during a routine training mission from RAF Wittering.
	Allen "Ginge" Marsden	Petty Officer	1992-1993	Ops Dept.	25th May 1993	Died in a boats accident on Ark Royal off the coast of Corfu.
	NIchola "Nikki" McCombe	WMEM	1991-1994	Marine Engineering	22nd July 2020	Died in a motorcycle accident.
	John McGreevy	LAEM	1986		24th July 1986	Died in a road accident whilst on station leave from Ark Royal in Florida.
	Albert "Pete" Meyer	PO(M)	1987-1989	Ops Dept.	8th February 2018	Died after a long illness.
	Peter Peers	MEM(M)1	1991	Marine Engineering	21st May 1991	Died in a road accident whilst on leave.
	Martin "Pricky" Price	AB(R) LS(R)	1985 - 1988 1992 - 1993	Ops Dept.	14th July 2014
	Richard "Sam" Salt	Leading Chef	2000 - 2004	Supply	28th January 2005	Died from cancer of the liver.
	Stephen "Stan" Sayers	WO1(OPS)	2000-2003	Warfare	15th September 2018
	Tim Smye-Rumsby	Band C/Sgt	1986 - 1987	Executive	3rd September 2006	Died of a heart attack while swimming at his local pool.
	David Stark	LAEM(M)	1986		24th July 1986	Died in a road accident whilst on station leave from Ark Royal in Florida.
	Clive "Dave" Tavener	CRS	1984-1986	Comms Dept.	27th February 2019
	David "Topsy" Turner	WOCY	1993-1994	Comms Dept.	14th February 2021
	Andrew Vears	LMEM(L) POMEM(L)	1985-1987	Marine Engineering	15th January 2014
	Wayne Vermeer	Naval Airman(AH)	2001-2003	Air Dept.	29th March 2003	Died in a road accident near Yeovilton shortly after leaving Ark Royal.
	Sir James Weatherall	Captain RN (C.O.)	1985-1987	Executive	18th March 2018
	David West	LSA	1985-1986		24th July 1986	Died in a road accident whilst on station leave from Ark Royal in Florida.
	Philip "Stretch" West	Lieutenant	2002-2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	James Williams	Lieutenant	2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	Andrew Wilson	Lieutenant	2001-2003	849 Squadron	22nd March 2003	Died in a collision of two Sea King Mk 7 AEW helicopters from Ark Royal over northern Arabian Gulf.
	David "Doug" Wylie	CPOPT	2000-2002	Executive	27th July 2015