From: The Times, Thursday 24 April 2003 TONY DEAKIN was a 35-year veteran of British Petroleum, who was appointed to lead BP Southern Africa (BPSA) during the transition to the new South African Government under Nelson Mandela. A charismatic and politically astute leader, Deakin forged contacts with the new administration at the highest level and […]
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From: Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 25 October 1930 Loss to The Cotswolds – Death of Mr. George Combe
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Remembered today, 11 November 2022, 2nd Lt. Robert Hartley Deakin, RFC, who died aged 22, in Northern France on 22 July 1917. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was formed by Royal Warrant on 13 April 1912, its motto Per Ardua ad Astra (Through Adversity to the Stars). The RFC comprised of a Military Wing, Naval Wing, a
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