Tom Schaffer, paratrooper who was one of the last survivors of the Battle of the Bulge – obituary
During the airborne Operation Varsity, Schaffer landed in a firtree and had to cut himself out of his parachute and shin down the tree
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Jeannette Charles, former au pair who forged a career out of her resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II – obituary
Her career began when a portrait of her appeared at the Royal Academy and people were astonished that it was not Her Majesty
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Albert Howard, navigator who helped to attack German ships in the Mediterranean – obituary
He was awarded the DFC following his service in Burma for ‘action above and beyond the call of duty’
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Jürgen Moltmann, leading Protestant theologian who found God in a British prisoner-of-war camp – obituary
‘The long shadow of Auschwitz’ led him to demonstrate for peace and support Liberation Theology in Latin America and civil rights in the USA
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Tin Oo, Myanmar general who became Aung San Suu Kyi’s closest ally – obituary
‘I had to face up to the harm I did to people when I served in the army,’ he admitted when he co-founded the National League for Democracy
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Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama who lived in the White House as ‘First Granny’ – obituary
She insisted on doing her own laundry in the White House, eating television suppers and moving without a security cordon
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John Burnside, vivid poet and memoirist whose work was influenced by a brutal childhood – obituary
Burnside’s memoirs recall his drunken father throwing his sister down the stairs and burning his teddy bear, yet his poems were lyrical
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Elmer Boyd, Dallas detective who interrogated Lee Harvey Oswald – obituary
He was originally assigned to escort the president’s motorcade on its way through Dallas
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Bren Orton, extreme kayaker who broke a British record by plunging off a 128ft waterfall – obituary
Aged 16 he sold his possessions to kayak the White Nile, and later worked as a gravedigger or medical guinea pig to earn money for his trips
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Moorhead Kennedy, US diplomat held captive for 444 days during the Iranian hostage crisis – obituary
He was subjected to a mock execution during his ordeal and was later diagnosed with PTSD
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Rob Burrow, rugby league international who helped to raise millions for MND charities – obituary
At 5 feet 4 inches and less than 11 stone his nicknames included the ‘mighty atom’ and the ‘pocket rocket’
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David Martin Jones, political thinker who described Islamic State as a ‘death cult’ – obituary
He claimed that the West aided the rise of extremists by harbouring their leaders and turning a blind eye to their beliefs
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David Sanborn, saxophonist best known for his work with David Bowie – obituary
His other collaborators included Eric Clapton, the Eagles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder
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Fr John Hunwicke, Anglican clergyman and schoolmaster turned Catholic priest-blogger – obituary
Hunwicke taught at Lancing for 30 years then late in life became a Catholic priest, but the hierarchy was wary of his irreverent approach
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Sid Going, All Black who became one of the greatest scrum-halves in rugby history – obituary
Prematurely balding but with luxuriant sideburns and a long, drooping moustache, he was one of the most recognisable figures in world rugby
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Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby – obituary
The no-nonsense Ruddy ‘almost dropped the phone’ when asked to produce The Godfather, but he tackled the Mafia’s threats to the film
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Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly organist who wrote and sang their biggest hit In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – obituary
The band sold tens of millions of records and influenced the likes of Black Sabbath
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Mike Chaney, 1970s Today programme editor who steered the show towards its modern format – obituary
Chaney was the launch editor of Radio 1’s pioneering Newsbeat in 1973, creating bulletins that incorporated tightly edited interview clips
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Ángeles Flórez Peón, heroine of the Spanish Civil War who spent half a century in exile – obituary
‘We moved between shootings and bombs and slept with our clothes on so we could run when necessary,’ she recalled
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Bette Nash, world’s longest-serving flight attendant who kept the spirit of 1950s air travel alive – obituary
Her uniforms ranged from a blue pillbox hat and white gloves in the 1950s to hot pants and go-go boots in the 1970s
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Steve Albini, uncompromising musician and producer who brought the best out of Nirvana – obituary
He refused to take royalties on the records he worked on, preferring a flat fee, ‘like a plumber’
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Dame Elizabeth Fradd, top children’s nurse who advised the NHS after the trial of Beverley Allitt – obituary
When the Lincolnshire nurse was given 13 life sentences, Dame Elizabeth took over the small unit where she had worked to restore confidence
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