Virtual Books of Remembrance
Carl Couzens, a football referee, died after suffering a severe asthma attack on Friday June 6, 2008. Carl, 36, who lived on the Westmill estate in Hitchin, had spent the evening out with a friend before he suffered the fatal attack.
Tributes for Carl can be left online here »
John Ritchie, 81, of Broadway in Letchworth GC, died when the plane he was in came down near the town of Rovereto, in the Veneto area in the Italy on Sunday June 1, 2008.
Tributes for John can be left online here »
Christopher Faulkner, 20, of Stevenage was attacked in King George V Playing Fields on Monday April 21, 2008. He later died at the Lister Hospital of a single stab wound to the chest.
Tributes for Chris can be left online here »
Keeley Thorpe, 29, from Biggleswade was killed in a car crash on Monday March 3, 2008.
Tributes for Keeley can be read or left here »
Sadly, Michelle Boast, aged 21, also known as Shelly, committed suicide on February 26, 2008 following her fourth miscarriage.
Tributes for Shelly can be read or left here »
Shannon Shaw, 13, of Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, died following an asthma attack on February 11, 2008.
Tributes for Shannon can be left or read here »
17-year-old Gugu Chitambo died after collapsing while out jogging with a friend on September 20, 2007.
Tributes for Gugu acn be read or left online here »
Firefighter Paul Mallaghan, aged 46 was struck by a car and killed whilst fighting a car blaze on the A1(M) on June 16th 2007.
Tributes for Paul can be left and viewed online here »
Paralympian Paul Pearce was killed whilst roadside training on the A507 Stotfold/Arlesey bypass on February 9, 2006.
Tributes for Paul can be viewed or left online here »
The Fallen Heroes pictured below represent the tragic human cost of the British Forces campaign in Afghanistan
since October 2001 and the conflict in Iraq since March 2003.
Servicemen from this area who have given their lives in active service in Afghanistan include:
Captain Jim Philippson, 29, from St Albans, who died on 11 June, 2006, in a firefight with suspected Taliban forces. Click on Jim's photo to add your memories or messages of support to his tribute page.
Private Robert Foster, 19, from Harlow in Essex, who died on 23 August, 2007 in a so-called "friendly fire" incident that also killed two other British soldiers. Click on Robert's photo to add your memories or messages of support to his tribute page.
Private Jonathan Kitulagoda, 23, from Clifton, who was killed on 28 January, 2004 in an apparent suicide bomb attack while serving at a military base in Kabul, with the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force. Click on Jonathan's photo to add your memories or messages of support to his tribute page.
In Iraq the fallen heroes include:
Lieutenant Richard Palmer from Ware in Hertfordshire who died in April, 2006. Click on Richard's photo to add your memories or messages of support to his tribute page.
To discover more about the lives behind the statistics, add your own memories or messages of support, simply
click on any of the photos below or visit Lasting Tribute.