05/03/2026
Norwich, GB 9 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

CHRIS ‘SWAMPY’ GARRETT, aged 40

From the Isle of Man he volunteered in conflict zones, eventually becoming a non-combative bomb disposal expert in war torn Ukraine, costing him his life.

BOB LE SUEUR, aged 102

An insurance salesman who was active in the resistance in Jersey in the Channel Islands during the war, rescuing Russian slave labourers from the occupiers.

GENERAL EVA BURROWS, aged 85

An Australian who rebelled against her Salvation Army background, she rejoined and rose to be the General of the Salvation Army, spreading the message around the world.