Passing of a fellow member.

[irish]

I wanted to pass along that Garth Thompson a fellow collector and forum member passed away in September. Garth was a regular fixture at all the large militaria shows, both selling and buying. He was an avid collector of cloth badges. One of a handful of British formation sign collectors that I knew here in the U.S.

Garth was always helpful and very knowledgeable. He was a retired Coast Guard pilot and a Vietnam war veteran having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was currently serving as the ASMIC secretary. That being our insignia collector society here in the U.S. He will be missed.

[Roy]

Very sad to hear this.

He will be missed.

Roy

[leigh kitchen]

Sad to hear, I bought a number of insignia from Garth over the years, very pleasant to deal with.

[oc14]

RIP Garth, another good guy gone - I too had several dealings with Garth over the years

[grenadierguardsman]

RIP Garth.
Andy

[manchesters]

Sorry to hear of this, I have bought and sold cloth badges with Garth several times.

regards

[Alex Rice]

Sorry to hear about his passing. Condolences to all his friends and family.
Cheers,
Alex

[Marcus H]

Garth and I corresponded over the years on aviation subjects and of course badges, too; he will be sadly missed.

Best,

Marcus

[DJT]

Very sad news, I exchanged PMs with Garth on various forums over the years and he always came across as a gent. RIP.

[NEMO]

Really sad and shocked to here this ' a true gentleman that will be missed.

As a man from the ' colonies ' he new more about british cloth signs than most of usBritish guys .

A tragic loss.