Wednesday 21 November 2007
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OBITUARIES
Ian Smith
Rhodesian prime minister and advocate of the
white minority who unilaterally declared independence but could not
hold out against majority rule
21 Nov 2007
AJ Travers
Political reporter on both Telegraph titles who covered Westminster for 40 years
20 Nov 2007
Colonel Peter Ormrod
Tank squadron commander in Korea who saved the lives of many of his comrades despite being wounded by mortar fire
20 Nov 2007
Delbert Mann
Television director who became a surprise Oscar winner for Marty, and went on to cast Michael Caine as a Scotsman
20 Nov 2007
Piet Koornhof
South African minister who served in the National government yet claimed that he had undermined apartheid.
20 Nov 2007
Major-General Harry Grimshaw
Officer who during the war was awarded a DSO and promoted in the field by General Slim in Burma.
19 Nov 2007
Vernon Scannell
Army deserter and fairground boxer who became a highly-regarded poet, novelist, broadcaster and critic.
19 Nov 2007
Josef Stawinoga
Polish hermit known as Fred who became a 40-year fixture on the central reservation of Wolverhampton's inner ring road.
17 Nov 2007
Sir Tristram Ricketts, Bt
Chief executive of the Horserace Betting Levy Board who had to broker deals between bookmakers and the racing industry.
17 Nov 2007
Peter Strutt
Officer who won an MC, enjoyed a successful business career and had a dangerous pet monkey called Zulu.
17 Nov 2007
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