3 CDO BDE van der Horst, Richard Evert

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

van der Horst ​

• FORENAME

Richard Evert ​

• UNIT

R.M. Special Boat Service (Commanding Officer) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant Colonel ​

• NUMBER

NO28003Q ​

• DATE OF DEATH

14th March 2005 ​

• AGE

38 ​

• GRAVESITE

All Saints Churchyard, Upper Clatford, Wiltshire​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 21.9.1966 Devon​

grew up and educated Sherborne, Dorset​

son of Angela and Rupert Cornelius van der Horst (CO SBS 1978-80)​

husband of Belinda van der Horst (2 daughters)​

graduated Birminghan University (B.Sc.)​

joined SBS 1991​

award O.B.E. (Iraq 2003)​

experienced difficulties during training exercise, Norway - died in hospital ​

London Gazette 54212, 13th November 1995, Page 15370 (QCB)​

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