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October 2025Gareth Morgan reports: Cliff Jones died early October just a few days short of his 91st birthday. A Bangor North Wales boy, he taught in Australia after his first wife sadly died and then after travelling throughout the continent, joined BFES to teach at Lemgo. He was appointed Deputy headteacher of Geilenkirchen School (around 1970) when Tony Stables was headteacher there.
- 1st May 2025
FRENCH, Paul Lt Col MBE (Rtd) died at home aged 87 on May 1st 2025. Paul was a regular contributor to the Bulletin and Journal, promoting the King Alfred School in Plön, where he and his two brothers went to school in the 1940s. He was an active member and Chair for 11 years of the KAS Wyvern Association and did much to preserve the history of the school and promote his belief in a strong physical and mental education.
Margaret Ball
January 2025Erica, Nina, Shelagh & Marcus are sad to announce the passing of their lovely Mum, Margaret Ball. She lived in Hamm from 1972 with her husband Peter and family until the closing of the school. She worked in sick bay as a nurse at both Windsor Boys School and Windsor Girls School. She never lost her lovely, kind, caring nature and she will be very much missed by family and friends.
- August 2021
Doreen passed away in August 2021 in Newton Stewart, Scotland where she had retired to after returning from service as Headteacher of SCS Wolfenbuttel Primary School, Germany and Suffolk School in Minden.
- 17th November 2020
Bill died in November 2020 after a very long illness. He was a very talented, pleasant and warm man who joined SCEA in 1970 when he started in Naples.
25th November 2021Chris Bell passed away in Boston, Lincolnshire at the end of November 2021. He was the DHT at Shackleton Primary in Fallingbostel between 1984 & 1989.
- March 2020
Peter Bentley was headteacher of Krefeld School in 1980s.
- 14th August 2020
Brian was Area Education Officer for Western Region, based in JHQ.
Kay Birtwhistle
January 2024Kay Birtwhistle taught at St Andrew’s in Hong Kong and after returning to UK in 1974. She went to live in Stockholm after marrying a Swede and taught there in a British school. She sadly died of asbestosis.
Gordon Bland
2018Gordon
- 29th November 2022
It is with much sadness that the association has heard of the death of Pam Bonner, on November 18th, after a long illness.
17th October 2023We have received news that Steve Bridgewater, who taught for many years in MoD Schools in Brunei and Germany has died after a serious illness. Steve's funeral will take place on Thursday 26th October 2023, in Stockport.
Doreen Brown
April 2023Doreen Brown taught in Hong Kong and died in April 2023.