Legacy Supporters

Mr Goodwin was a Flight Sergeant who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) in 1943. Mr Goodwin remembered Combat Stress in his Will, so that we can continue to help veterans. We are truly grateful. His medal citation reads:

Jill's father, brother and sister all served in WW2. Jill joined up herself (WRNS), driving trucks and serving as boats crew in Plymouth, where she saw the Americans embark for D-Day. In the 1950's she was commissioned into the WRAC, before marrying 'Birdie' Smith, an officer in the 7th Gurkhas, and living in several countries in the Far East. Jill wanted to help veterans and the work of Combat Stress was close to her heart. She supported the charity for 46 years.

Former Standard Bearer for Cornwall. Leaves his wife, Patricia, son and daughter. A supporter for nearly 20 years.

As a young woman, she joined the Foreign Office and subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Defence, where she assisted the head of SOE records and helped many researchers looking into the history of the SOE.

Miss Thomas was for many years a member of the Special Forces Club and retired in 1990 to Guernsey, where she spent the rest of her life happily with her cats, enjoying visits from her cousins and many friends, including myself.

She cared very much about brave people who had suffered for their country or their faith and wanted to support the work of Combat Stress.

Thomas Henry Hicks, known as Harry to his friends, joined the Worcesters aged 21. Left behind at Dunkirk he evaded capture for 3 days but was then caught and spent the rest of the war in different prison camps. When the war was over, Harry wanted to help other veterans and started supporting Combat Stress.

The links the family have with Combat Stress have continued with Harry's daughter and her husband. Today, 28 years after she first started supporting Combat Stress, Harry's daughter is proud to share their story and to pledge to leave a gift in her Will.

Audrey Drown trained as a nurse and was a theatre sister when she married David. Audrey spent a lifetime caring for others, both in her work as an NHS nurse, and through her volunteering. In 1985, whilst working at the Royal Free Hospital, Audrey found out about Combat Stress and its role in helping veterans with mental health issues.

From that point on Combat Stress became one of her favourite charities, which David continued to support after Audrey's death. Both Audrey and David remembered veterans by leaving gifts in their Wills.

As their daughters say...

Anne Glyn-Jones led a remarkable life, joining the Wrens when World War II broke out. She spent the war in the secretive Y Branch, intercepting enemy transmissions and helping to save lives. After the war, she had a varied career and became a successful author, but she never forgot her war time experiences. Choosing to remember those who served their country, Anne left a legacy to help veterans with mental health issues by leaving a gift in her Will to Combat Stress.

Norman and Joan Radley were both long-time supporters of Combat Stress. Joan Radley's father, George Cranham, served throughout the First World War from the retreat from Mons to the 1919 Russian campaign and was left with both physical and mental damage. It was seeing the effect that war had on him that inspired them both to support Combat Stress.

Jill Morse was the much-beloved wife of Commodore David Morse CBE and she dedicated her life to supporting him in his Royal Navy career, providing a loving home and great stability for him and their four children. She saw first-hand the stresses that are placed on members of the Armed Forces and felt strongly that society should better acknowledge their personal service to the Country and understand the toll this can take on their mental health.