Jeremy Nigel Timms
*23 October 1963 - †12 December 1980
Apprentice Drum Major

LIEUTENANT S. J. PARRY writes:

The tragic and untimely death of Jeremy, killed in a motorcycle accident on the 12th December 1980, has caused great sadness, both amongst his fellow platoon members and all ranks of the College.

He will be remembered as a cheerful and conscientious Apprentice NCO who had joined the College in June 1980.

His early promotion showed that he had much to offer and had a promising future ahead of him as a Staff Clerk.

During his time at the College he led the Corps of Drums as the Apprentice Drum Major and, indeed, had given his last performance at the Christmas Passing Out Parade in front of the Quarter-Master-General.

To his parents and relatives, we offer our sincerest condolences. The Corps and, indeed, the Army has lost a splendid young man who in his brief service at the College had become well known and liked by all his comrades.

28 August 2008 Dave Cobb writes:

We enlisted on the same day 10/06/1980, as a result we only knew each other for 6 months. Jez was from Portsmouth and as I came from Southampton we had alot of banter. I remember him being very quick-witted and soon established himself as the platoon comic. My Father passed away in the October, and it was Jez who first came over with his condolence's. I was one of five who were contacted from Christmas Leave to attend his funeral, I was very glad for the oppertunity to say good bye. I still think of him now and again even after all these year's.
RIP Mate.