Obituary for BLOOMFIELD, Michael A.

 

Bloomfield_MA.jpg - Michael Anthony " Taff/Banzi " BLOOMFIELD *1949 - †4 October 2013 Member of the P. Staff at the Apprentice College: 1979-82 SSgt/WO2(CSM), Trg Wing, HQ Coy, RAOC Apprentices College During the 4 terms Winter 79 / Winter 80 he was Skill at Arms Senior NCO - S/Sgt From January 81 to end of Summer Term 82 he was Asst College Trg Officer - WO2(CSM) Retired from the Army in 1987 Passed away suddenly at his home in Yateley, aged 64 I met mike in training in 1966 we were both in the same Platoon ... a few months after passing out together we were posted to Junior Leaders Bn … 1967 Banzi worked in the g/room under Drummy William's. We spent the next 3 years in the same billet along with Danny Daniels, Paddy McConnell, we all used to go to the Queen Elizabeth building at Heathrow most nights for coffee and a Danish. Banzi was a pocket dynamo he would have a go at anything or anyone. He got his nick name from looking like a Japanese trooper in full assault, from the front ... a once in a life time guy ... sadly missed. Jack Frost, November 2013 Click here for a 'Family Notice' referring to Michael - Search using his Surname. Click here to read an Obituary-Thread on RAOConLine Any details or memories that you may have would be most welcome.

Member of the RAOC

Michael Anthony " Taff/Banzi " BLOOMFIELD
*1949 - †4 October 2013

Member of the P. Staff at the Apprentice College: 1979-82
SSgt/WO2(CSM), Trg Wing, HQ Coy, RAOC Apprentices College
During the 4 terms Winter 79 / Winter 80 he was Skill at Arms Senior NCO - S/Sgt
From January 81 to end of Summer Term 82 he was Asst College Trg Officer - WO2(CSM)

Retired from the Army in 1987
Passed away suddenly at his home in Yateley, aged 64

I met mike in training in 1966 we were both in the same Platoon ... a few months after passing out together we were posted to Junior Leaders Bn … 1967 Banzi worked in the g/room under Drummy William's.
We spent the next 3 years in the same billet along with Danny Daniels, Paddy McConnell, we all used to go to the Queen Elizabeth building at Heathrow most nights for coffee and a Danish.
Banzi was a pocket dynamo he would have a go at anything or anyone.
He got his nick name from looking like a Japanese trooper in full assault, from the front ... a once in a life time guy ... sadly missed.

Jack Frost, November 2013

Click here for a Family Notice referring to Michael - Search using his Surname.

Click here to read an Obituary-Thread on RAOConLine

Any details or memories that you may have would be most welcome.

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