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Anthony Barber (1929-2026)
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Anthony Barber (1929-2026)

17 September 2026

Anthony John Barber was a Londoner, born in Purley on 10 September 1929. His childhood was disrupted by the death of his father and years in an orphanage,...

Max Barton (1934-2026)
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Max Barton (1934-2026)

16 September 2026

Max Edrich Barton read geology at King’s College London (1953-56), then moved to the University of Birmingham for an MSc in Quaternary studies...

Michael Howarth (1932-2024)
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Michael Howarth (1932-2024)

16 September 2026

Michael Howarth was born on 21 January 1932 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. From the local grammar school, he began studying at the University of Manchester...

David Jones (1940-2026)
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David Jones (1940-2026)

8 September 2026

Professor David Keith Crozier Jones was born in 1940 in Burma, and was evacuated to India following Japanese invasion, remaining there until 1947 when...

Annette Cutler (1951–2026)
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Annette Cutler (1951–2026)

2 September 2026

Just like geology, there were many layers to our sister Annette, several of which we only unearthed once she was no longer with us.  Annette Barbarba...

William Diver (1944-2026)
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William Diver (1944-2026)

16 July 2026

Will Diver was born to humble beginnings in Twickenham and spent much of his early life and education in Epsom, Surrey. At grammar school, a newly offered...

Ray Holmes Bate (1933–2026)
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Ray Holmes Bate (1933–2026)

16 July 2026

Ray Bate graduated with three degrees in geology and micropaleontology from the University of Sheffield in the 1950s, developing a speciality in Ostracoda...

Geoff Wadge (1949-2026)
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Geoff Wadge (1949-2026)

15 July 2026

Geoff Wadge was educated at Burnley Grammar School, going on to study geology at Imperial College London in 1968. His organisational skills soon came to...

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