"Another one bites the dust", sad to receive news this way, I have always wondered what and where Brian Kesson ended up!He came from a little village just outside of Ringwood in Hampshire ........ we played basket ball for Junior Leaders, for the men's team and then for the Army together. A volatile character, with a wild side to him. as a boy. I got on with him quite well.
Paul Jones 5/3/2011
Sad news indeed!Another Steevens House boy of my era, with whom I shared many memories of those developing years.We met once again when he was a member of the Permanent Staff in 1973, but then lost touch, but he was a part of my life that will never be forgotten.R.I.P Brian!
George Tether 5/3/2011
I MET BRIAN @ BICESTER IN 1963 WHEN HE CAME FROM JUNIOR LEADERS WITH LOFTY NASH, WE CREATED A BOND AND KEPT IN TOUCH ALL MY ARMY SERVICE ALBEIT ONLY 6 YEARS.I VISITED HIM AND HIS WIFE SUE IN GERMANY. I WAS @ FSD MUNSTER. I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS UNIT, 32/42 MED REG R.A. ???. I ALSO VISITED HIM WHEN I WAS A CIVVY, AND HE WAS ON PERMANENT STAFF AT JUNIOR LEADERS. SAD THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM AND HIS FAMILY. I HAVE SOME GREAT MEMORIES OF HIM, HE CERTAINLY WAS A GREAT LAD.R.I.P. KESS, YOUR MATE STAN
Stan Lomax 2/4/2011
R.I.P Kess.Brian was my basketball mentor in the Apprentice College and I later in 1974 followed him to 7 OFP with famous sayings like “pull up a circular saw and join the gang”.He was a good man who loved his basketball.
Peter William Potter 5/4/2011
Very sad to hear of Kessons ( thats the name I knew him by back in 1964/65) passing.He was part of the Stan Lomax’s gang along with Geordie Wardrobe at COD Bicester, being my first posting these guys were to LOOK AFTER ME as I was just 18.What a laugh raiding the cookhouse was.Kesson was the quiet one and was courting strong when he asked me if I would fancy taking his posting to Malaya for six months as he was planning to get married, this I did gladly.Only when I arrived in Malaya did I find out it was for two and a half years.Kessson was a great guy to know and is one of only a few old mates that I have never forgotten.Very, very, sad news.RIP.
Graham “Taff” Rowles 5/4/2011
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