"RIP Jeff Crane" Topic
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| David Manley | 20 Dec 2014 10:03 a.m. PST |
I have just heard the very sad news that Jeff Crane has passed away. Many members of the Naval Wargames Society and, before that, the Battleship Club, will have encountered Jeff at events and shows, where he earned himself a reputation for straight talking and boundless enthusiasm. Jeff introduced the Mortimer regional group to the joys of Games Workshop's "Man o War" fantasy naval rules and his Keshian Civil War ran for many, many years both at regional group meetings and at the Naval Wargames Show. Jeff also took on the leadership of the Basingstoke regional group, running regular games at his home, and regular readers of "All Guns Blazing" will see innumerable battle reports from the wonderful games staged by Jeff there over many years. Jeff was a popular member of the society and one of the more active ones, despite his long term illness to which he eventually succumbed. He was a true friend to many, and often regaled younger wargamers with tales of his time in the Royal Navy – adding invaluable "colour" to many wargames events and Stuart Barnes Watson's wargames weekends in Cornwall. His watch now is over, and we will miss him. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 20 Dec 2014 12:19 p.m. PST |
Sorry to hear this I knew him from the old days of the NWS before I left the UK. |
| Royal Marine | 20 Dec 2014 4:09 p.m. PST |
So passes another Matelot, cheers "Jack" sail safely. |
| dBerczerk | 21 Dec 2014 6:02 a.m. PST |
It is always sad to hear of the passing of a member of our fraternity. It reminds me of my own mortality, and the importance of living each day we have to the fullest. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 21 Dec 2014 1:50 p.m. PST |
Just heard my old friend Alan Blannin from the NWS in the 70's is also gravely ill and is not expected to live. |
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