Sir Denis Thatcher

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Sir Denis Thatcher Veteran

Birth
Lewisham, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England
Death
26 Jun 2003 (aged 88)
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Burial
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (awarded in 1991), MBE, TD.

Son and first child of Thomas Herbert "Jack" Thatcher, and Lillian Kathleen "Kate" Bird. His sister was Joyce "Joy" (Thatcher) Koppier.

Husband to Great Britain and Northern Ireland's first female Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Lady Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

Born 10 May 1915, at Lewisham, London.
Educated at Bognor Regis, West Sussex, and Mill Hill School, London.

He served the nation during World War II, enlisting in the Royal Engineers, and later the Royal Artillery.

Married (1) Margaret Doris Kempson, 28 Mar 1942, at St. Mary's Church, Monken, Hadley. (Divorced in 1948).
Married (2) Margaret Hilda Roberts, 13 Dec 1951, at Wesley's Chapel, City Road, London.

Died 26 Jun 2003, at Westminster's private Lister Hospital in Chelsea.
His funeral took place 3 Jul 2003, in the chapel of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. His body was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium in Richmond, London.
A memorial service was held 30 Oct 2003, in Westminster Abbey.
Cremains interred within the lawn of Margaret Thatcher Infirmary, and later removed to the walkway near the ashes of his beloved wife.
Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (awarded in 1991), MBE, TD.

Son and first child of Thomas Herbert "Jack" Thatcher, and Lillian Kathleen "Kate" Bird. His sister was Joyce "Joy" (Thatcher) Koppier.

Husband to Great Britain and Northern Ireland's first female Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Lady Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

Born 10 May 1915, at Lewisham, London.
Educated at Bognor Regis, West Sussex, and Mill Hill School, London.

He served the nation during World War II, enlisting in the Royal Engineers, and later the Royal Artillery.

Married (1) Margaret Doris Kempson, 28 Mar 1942, at St. Mary's Church, Monken, Hadley. (Divorced in 1948).
Married (2) Margaret Hilda Roberts, 13 Dec 1951, at Wesley's Chapel, City Road, London.

Died 26 Jun 2003, at Westminster's private Lister Hospital in Chelsea.
His funeral took place 3 Jul 2003, in the chapel of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. His body was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium in Richmond, London.
A memorial service was held 30 Oct 2003, in Westminster Abbey.
Cremains interred within the lawn of Margaret Thatcher Infirmary, and later removed to the walkway near the ashes of his beloved wife.

Gravesite Details

Ashes buried at Royal Hospital Cemetery