Obituaries
Celebrating the lives of the great and the good of the hockey family.
Obituaries
The Hockey Museum seeks to celebrate the lives and achievements of remarkable people who have made a significant contribution to hockey’s development and history. These could be high achievers, pioneers and innovators in the sport, or those who have made a difference through their selfless commitment to grassroots hockey. Discover heartfelt obituaries commemorating the hockey family’s recently deceased in the pages below.
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Photograph: the stained-glass memorial window dedicated to hockey pioneer Constance Applebee in the St John the Baptist Church in Burley, England.
Latest Obituaries
Graham Evans, 1945-2024
03.05.1945 – 20.05.2024 It is with much sadness that The Hockey Museum reports the passing of...
David F C Thomas, 1927-2024
27.06.1927 – 24.06.2024 On Monday 24 June 2024, former Great Britain and Wales international...
Tony Henman, 1940-2024
Travellers Hockey Club during their 50th anniversary celebrations in Oxford in 2010. Tony Henman...
David Austin Savage, 1940-2024
15.12.1940 – 01.05.2024 Austin was a true legend of Welsh hockey and a staunch Welsh-speaking...
Peter James Wilson, 1942-2024
The Folkestone Festival XI, 1973. PJ Wilson is back row, second left. Image courtesy of Brian...
Freda Walker, 1932-2024
16.01.1932 – 16.2.2024 The Hockey Museum is saddened to hear of the death of Freda Walker, aged...
David Henry Jones, 1940-2023
11.03.1940 – 01.06.2023 Hockey played an important role in the life of David Jones, but he...
Shelagh Davson, 1925-2023
13.10.1925 – 23.06.2023 By Di Giles, friend and Gloucester hockey. The loss of Shelagh Davson in...
Sheila Cornwallis (Mrs Harding), 1951-2023
20.06.1951 – 22.12.2023 By Katie Dodd, former England and Ealing Ladies’ Hockey Club...
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