We have heard from Ken Jones that Jim Rhodes sadly passed away after a short illness on 25th March, aged 86 years.
John Henry Hall died on 29th January 2026. He joined BFES in 1967 and was teacher and head in the far East and Germany.

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.
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.
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.

Chris Bell passed away in Boston, Lincolnshire at the end of November 2021. He was the DHT at Shackleton Primary in Fallingbostel between 1984 & 1989.
Peter Bentley was headteacher of Krefeld School in 1980s.
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
It is with much sadness that the association has heard of the death of Pam Bonner, on November 18th, after a long illness.

We 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.
Ray Brunt died over the Christmas period 2025/2026. Ray taught at Marlborough School in Osnabrück in the 1970s, but prior to that date she had taught in Aden