Deaths

Note; this page lists deaths of notable members of the Society in recent years. For biographical details of several of them and many other deceased members, going back to the earliest history of the Society, follow this link for the Biographical Directory. This document was first put together, with considerable research, by Barbara Harbottle, and is being kept up to date now by Sue Ward. Any comments, additional material, and references (in print or on the web) will be gratefully received by her.

• David Hide, who died on 24 August 2021 at the age of 90, was a long standing member of the Society, and served as a Council member, Treasurer, and Holding Trustee. An obitiuary will appear in News Bulletin 72 (December 2021).
• Beryl Charlton, President of the Society 2002-2004, died in July 2021, aged 83. A full obituary will be published in Archaeologia Aeliana, and a short one including some reminiscences by those who knew her, in News Bulletin 72 (December 2021).
• Nigel Todd, who died in March 2021, was our speaker at our monthly meeting in July 2020, and contributed to our Afternoon on the Tyne on 30 January. A detailed obituary of him was published by the North East Labour History Society online.