John Bruce WHALE

1947 - 2018  (~ 71 years)

• Name	John Bruce WHALE
  Birth	Mar 1947	Redruth RD   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	AC5E07F780874CFC854B29E7D95694565062
  Death	28 Jul 2018	Launceston, Cornwall   [2]
  Notes	The following appeared in the Royal Naval Association's magazine The Semaphore Circluar, September 2018 issue: Bude Branch deeply regrets to report that our Shipmate ex-RM Lt. Pilot crossed the bar, 28 July 2018. John served with 848 Squadron onboard HMS Bulwark (67/68 commission) but also found time to be a key member of the ship's musical group "This 'n' That". His Crematorium funeral was held at Glynn Valley, Bodmin on Tuesday, 14th August when Bude Branch were pleased to provide a Guard of Honour on arrival of the cortege. John was an enthusiastic, polite and highly respected member of the Branch whom we did not know for long enough in his battle against cancer. Such was John's sense of humour, that his Music on Exit was "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python, which naturally elicited a whistling accompaniment from the Bude Branch members - greatly appreciated by Sandy and family, apparently! He did, however, achieve a summer award for "Banyan Dress" recently when he appeared wearing a re-designed floral curtain, tatty shorts, flip-flops and outrageous headgear. He was rewarded with two coconuts, a banana and bottle of Tiger! We are going to miss John. Any ex-shipmates of his wishing to contribute to the retiring collection; please donate in his memory to N.D. Hospice, NDDH, Barnstaple, N. Devon.
  Person ID	I1922	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Alec Bruce WHALE,   b. 2 Jun 1922, Truro RD d. 25 Dec 1987, Truro RD (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Dixine Sylvia PENNA,   b. 24 Apr 1921, Redruth RD d. Aug 1994, Penzance RD (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1945	Redruth RD   [3]
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 28 Jul 2018 - Launceston, Cornwall  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] BMD index, Q1 1947 Redruth 7a/249. (Reliability: 3). [S306] England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2024 at ancestry.com. [S36] BMD index, Q4 1945 Redruth 5c/468. (Reliability: 3).