Sir Michael Cobham
The Duke of Edinburgh was represented by Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight at a memorial service for Sir Michael Cobham held on Tuesday at St Clement Danes, the Strand, London.
The Rev Richard Lee, resident chaplain, officiated.
Miss Camilla Cobham, daughter, read the lesson. Miss Leona Cobham, niece, read Farewell Cambridge by Xu Zhimo, and Mr Gordon Page, chairman of Cobham, read an excerpt from The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan.
Mr Michael Marshall, chairman of Marshall of Cambridge, gave an address. Among others present were:
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Lady Cobham (wife), Mr Geoffrey Cobham (brother), Mr Mark Cobham, Mr Paul Cobham, Mr Julian le Maistre and other members of the family.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord and Lady Craig of Radley, Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael and Lady Beetham, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon.
Mr Warren Tucker (Group Finance Director, Cobham) with Mr Alex Hannam, (Cobham Services), Mr Steve Fitz-Gerald (Cobham Flight Operations and Services) with past and present members of the group.
Vice-Admiral A. Johns (Second Sea Lord, Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command), Rear-Admiral Terry Loughran (chairman, Joint Fly Navy and Fleet Air Arm Museum Trustees), Rear-Admiral Simon Henley (technical director, Defence Procurement Agency), Lieutenant Commander Rich Kerslake (Fleet Air Arm), Commodore Bill Covington (Joint Air Maritime Officer), Commodore Simon Charlier (Commodore, Fleet Air Arm), Commodore Steve Jermy, Captain Martin Westwood (Commanding Officer, MEWSG, RNAS Yeovilton), Captain Ollie Dismore (Head of the RNR Air branch), Captain Mark Thistlewaite (Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Air Engineering), Captain Jerry Stanford (Commanding Officer, RNAS Culdrose), Ms Diana Fuller, Mr Ken Colmer and Ms Elaine Stribley, with many other friends and colleagues.
After the service there was a flypast of two Falcon electronic warfare aircraft.
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