Major Tim Warr died on 28 January 2008 after a short illness.

Tim joined the Army in 1956 as a regular soldier with the 10th Royal Hussars and when he left in the rank of Corporal in1967. He returned to Wellingborough to take up a post with British Rail. At the same time Tim joined the 4th/5th Northamptonshire Regiment TA. This TA service then carried on into 5 R ANGLIAN. Tim started as a private and, after achieving the rank of RSM, was commissioned into the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. In addition to his day job Tim held various appointments with 5 and 7 R ANGLIAN and finally retired in the rank of Major as OC HQ Company.

Tim, we believe, is the only TA officer that has the distinction of having had a train named after him. On his retirement, as a manager, from the railways on 30 November 2002, having completed 49 years and 11 months service, Silver Link named a train ‘MAJOR TIM WARR’ in recognition of his loyal and valuable service. At the naming ceremony Tim was presented with a plaque bearing the name of the train.

Ray Ogle and Tanky Turner, two close colleagues and friends who have known him for many, many years, are unstinting in their praise of not only his professionalism in the TA but also as a person. Tanky Turner says that Tim was a smart, fair, honest and loyal person who could always be relied on to pay attention to the smallest detail. He was part of the Colour Party to lay up the 5th Battalion Colours in Peterborough Cathedral and was Aide to the late General Sir John Akehurst on this occasion. Tanky also says that Tim was a great organiser of social events, putting on many dinners, Christmas parties (even playing Father Christmas!), children’s parties and many other events. Ray Ogle echoes Tanky’s sentiments and recalls how much Tim helped him when he first joined 5 R ANGLIAN. When Ray formed the Finedon Branch in 1997 he asked Tim to take the position of Chairman. This was a role which Tim relished, bringing to bear all his experience as a manager with the railways and an officer with the TA.

During his retirement Tim spent a lot of time in Spain and, when he remarried in 2004, he and his wife, Annette, emigrated there, where Tim built their home. Following his death Tim was buried in Spain. A memorial service was held in May at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Northampton.