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Front and central to this obituary is Ray’s portrait dressed as a Chelsea Pensioner and it is a marvellous likeness, although Andrew Festing relates that when Ray first saw it he said ‘but it makes me look old’; ‘you are old’ retorted Andrew unsympathetically; Ray was 87 at the time.
May 23, 2022 · Sadly I write to notify you of the death on Friday 13th May at the Royal Hospital Chelsea of In-Pensioner Raymond Pearce Huggins MBE, aged 94. His funeral will take place on Tuesday 14th June at 2pm in the Wren Chapel at the Royal Hospital.
May 18, 2022 · We said farewell at the grand entrance to the Royal Hospital, as I cheekily asked Mr Huggins how he normally spent his afternoons. Back came the answer instantly: ‘I am studying for an Open University degree in ….
Ray Huggins, 18 years of age at the time, recalls the experience: seeing the SS soldiers digging the garden and preparing for their kit-inspections. His Company Commander was Dickie Rasch, and the Company Sergeant Major, Norman Mitchell, is also an In-Pensioner at the Royal Hospital.
May 13, 2022 · ACADEMY SERGEANTMAJOR RAYMOND HUGGINS, who has died aged 94, was one of the most outstanding warrant officers of his generation in the British Army. The only son of a publican, Raymond Pearse Huggins was born in Stockport, Cheshire, on March 22 1928.
Apr 12, 2019 · Ray Huggins retired during my SMC - his last Sovereign's Parade was December 1979. Very, very moving as we all smashed our rifle butts into the ground in celebration as he arrived to march us off to Old College Square. Magazine springs and bayonets all over the place!
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I’m very proud to have served under the inspirational Ray Huggins when he was The Sergeant Major (RSM for the un-initiated) of the Second Battalion Grenadier Guards. Delighted to see his unique and remarkable service formally recorded at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
