Brian Gilchrist was one of the most amenable people; he was friendly to all and all enjoyed his company. Sadly, after a long illness, Brian peacefully passed away.  

Brian was born in Barnstaple where he lived for eight years until his family moved to Plymouth. During that time he was one of many children to be evacuated to avoid the WW II bombing raids.

In 1952 he attended West Buckland School until his exams were completed in 1956.   National Service took Brian Libya and Gibraltar. In England he was stationed at Chichester Barracks, home to the Royal Sussex Regiment.  

His professional career started at the Sun Insurance Office in London where he met his future wife Susan. They continued to work together in Horsham for the newly formed Sun Alliance Insurance Company and Brian competed for the company at athletics meetings and was a member of the Company’s rugby team in the local league.

In 1964 he and Susan married, and following a brief spell living in Horsham, made Billingshurst their home with son Martin and daughter Diana.  

In 1975 Brian joined Royal Mail where he gave 25 years service before retiring in 2000.

He enjoyed his retirement years very much. The additional free time enabled him to travel and meet more frequently with old school pals and colleagues and he was a regular at school re-unions. It was his pleasure to regularly carry out varied charity work and it was his passion to give avid support for Plymouth Albion, both home and away.  

Brian is survived by his son, daughter and brother Derek.