| Location | Joined The Army From Thorney Peterborough |
| Age | 31 years |
| Date of Birth | 5/1976 |
| Date of Death | 5/2007 |
| Visitors | 7,505 since 05/09/2007 |
| Creator |
Name: Darren Bonner (Daz)
Day he passed on to pastures new: 28th May 2007
Age: 31
Occupation: Lead Signaller in the Royal Anglian 1st Battalion
Darren was born in Barking Essex and then he and the family moved to Edmonton and then to Tottenham.
From there we all moved to the countryside in Thorney Peterborough. It was here he decided to join
the army.
Darren lived with his mum Christine, and his three sisters Keely, Claire and Dannielle. Once he
joined the army he lived almost everywhere!
On the 28th May 2007, Darren was tragically involved in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan, in
Helmand Province, whilst on patrol. At this moment our lives were changed forever.............. This
beautiful man was snatched from our lives..............
Darren was totally devoted to his job in the army, he lived and breathed the army. He was a big man
with a big heart and loved everyone, and everybody he touched loved him. He was a presence that no
one could ignore and most of all he was my big brother.
Darren was an ardent spurs fan, who enjoyed nothing more than going to watch them play. Any Arsenal
fans he knew, he would make them a cuppa in a Spurs mug and took delight in watching them drink it,
and enjoy it!!
Darren was full of life, was very bubbly, and enjoyed telling a joke or two, played jokes on
everyone, he was a big charmer especially with the all the ladies!
Everyone knew when Darren was in the room, it would be lit up with laughter and smiles. He was just
a huge person with a big heart and you couldn't help but love him.
Im so proud of you Darren, I've always looked up to you, words cant describe how much I miss
you.
Im still waiting for you to burst through the door, with stories and jokes to tell. As your baby
sister you always protected me, and I know you'll always be there with me, keeping me safe. I
am so so proud of you, I'm so lucky to have a brother as kind, warm, caring, fun and brave as
you.
I cant wait to see you again. I love you Darren, my big brother, my hero. Love your baby sister
Dannielle xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Darren also leaves behind two darling sons.
Please light a candle for my hero brother xxxx
Nite Nite Bro xxx
Hey smelly!
Hope you had a lovely day up there and stayin out of trouble hehe. Missing you so bad. Everyday it hurts, wishin u were here, Im sure you can see how Im feelin. Its so hard, just thinking that I aint going to see you again and feel your cuddle. It hurts so much. U have been taken from us, and I wont ever feel that squeezy cuddle and see that cheeky smile and hear your loving voice. How can we live without that? It's so difficult and devastating. I cant even describe how it feels. Such an important person in my life, my big brother, need you here Darren, its so unfair. I long for you to be here so bad. I would do anything for that.
Starting my new job next week, that should keep me busy. Feelin very alone lately, but I think of you, knowing that you are here with us all the time. Staying by our sides. Im now off to bed, please come and visit me again bro. Love to see you and feel you there.
Spurs aint doin very well at mo, give em a kick up the bum too hahaha. Bet ur watchin on the front row haha.
Love you bro, forever and ever. I am so so proud of you. So proud to be your little sis. You mean everything to us.
Look down on us and keep protecting me. Love you smelly, millions and millions xxxxxxxxxxxx Baby Sis xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi sweet boy, it hurts so bad, I just want you back and no one is listening to me!!! I pray to have you back and my prayer is not answered. I have some emotional stuff going on right now and I know that you know about them, but I'm finding it so hard to deal with son and I am trying to fight my feelings cos I feel I should. I don't really want to though if the truth be known but I must. I know you will help me sort this out and you will guide me in the right direction sweetheart. I will just have to wait and see what happens.
Why were you taken from us, we need you so much to be here. I know that is so selfish, cos we want you to be here to cuddle and kiss and love, but I know you are in a better place now and doing a far bigger job. You are my world my darling, always was and always will be. I would move heaven and earth to have you here. God Bless my darling. Your heartbroken Mum XXXX
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Darren
I not written on here for such a long time, i load the page and sit and stare at it longing to put into words the feelings and happy time we shared, then i glance up to your portrait on the wall staring back at me and my heart appears to break in two all over again, The void left in our lives since losing you seems to grow bigger and bigger, it never appears to get any easier like people say it will......The tears are fewer but the emptiness in my heart never fills!!!!!
The walk for you boys and your boys left behind was the best thing i have done in my life, some things i would change but hey 'never regret'. I learnt so much about many things, shared so much which i thought i would never do and made so many friends,'brothers' and even strengthened my relationship with dan, we had proper time to learn so much side by side, it was tough going and im sure at the moments i thought i could go no more you pushed that extra mile out of me ..... Thanx Bro ......
Times are tough right now which im sure you see but the strength is there to pull thru and succeed there is no other option !!!!!!!!
I would give my world to have you back just for an hour to say the things i should have said and done the things i should have done, to share one last squeezie tight and feel your arms wrap round like when we were kids and tough times were on top of us( even if ya muscles were like a grass hoppers) the pride i have when i think of you could burst thru my chest and knock a million people for six, you are and always will be my big bro my hero............
I love you to the moon and back a billion times over
god bless big bro
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My Hero xxxx
Mornin bro,
It was so lovely to see you last nite, what an amazing dream, spending time with u and feelin u there with me. It felt so real and perfect. Knowin you were by my side and seein u smile and having your company, cant explain to you how much I loved it. Was just horrible coming back to reality this mornin, but knowin you were with me last nite has made me that little bit stronger, feelin you there. You obviously know Im findin things a bit hard at the moment, you came to me and kept me safe. Thank u smelly, I loved it so much.
Now having a cuppa, and starting my day. Seeing that lady next week, come and speak to me, will love hearing from you, and you better not tell me off for anything Ive done lol!!! Will be really good.
Right Id better go, mums tellin me to hurry up lol quickly nippin out for an appointment. Speak to you later bro. Miss u so much it hurts everyday, but I know you are there. I LOVE YOU xxxxxxxxx Your Baby Sis Titch xxxxxxxxx
hello big fella,sorry i havent written for a while,the gits at work broke the computer,took a Q.P.R fan to fix it,say no more ha ha.hope all's well up there mate,for all the brave souls with you.how proud are you of your mum and sisters and all the other 'walkers',amazing effort,im sure you were with them.you had better sit down for this one,i actually went into church and lit a candle for them,yes,all your words of wisdom finally paying off.well work time,take care daz,god bless to you and your family,write agin soon,cheers mate.
Oh my sweet sweet boy... Its been so hard since the walk. I feel so so low and miss you more than life itself!!! I mean that sincerely, more than life itself.. I wish I could have you close by my side and feel your hugs...
I will be sorting out the arrangements for renewing my baptism vows now the walk is over. I feel that I need to do this now in my life. It is important to me just as it was important to you back in Cyprus. God will look after us my darling, even if it means we have to be apart for a while. Love you with all my heart.
God Bless you..your heartbroken mum.XXXXX
WE DONE IT BRO!!!!! xxxxxxxxxx
Hey Big Bro,
We done it!!!! We walked 120 odd miles!! It was hard, but it was worth every step. It was a good week, kept thinking of you and it kept me going. Everytime I started feelin pain or it started hurtin, I just pictured you in my head and the pain was forgotten about. Im sure you were there with us all. Probably laughin at us, laughin at all our blisters and our stiff bodies after walkin 18 miles in a day and staggerin over to the medic centre hahaha. Laughin at us gettin drenched in the rain and me and keely playin hangman in the air and singin 'guess that tune' hahaha. Was so funny. And also being so proud of us, as Im sure you are, you probably think we're crazy, but Im sure your proud of us too. hahaha.
Start work tomorrow, should keep me occupied now that the walk is over. Really could do with a nice lay in tho. Feelin so shattered.
Really missin you Darren, keep thinking about you and your smile. Just wish u were here, wanna hold you tight, wanna feel ya big arms wrapped around me. Wanna feel that protectivness from you, want you here so much. Please stay close by us all. I am so proud of you, and I feel so lucky to have you as my big brother. You are such a hero, and you are so amazing. I love you so much.
Better get off to bed, up early tomorrow. Sweet dreams Big Bro, come visit me in my dreams tonight. See you there.
Love you always and forever... Baby Sis xxxxxxxxxxxx
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miss you
hi darren my mummy's going on that walk but i'm not going beacuse the Soilders wont let me and i'm going to miss mummy loads and i still miss you loads and i'll can still talk to u but i just have to think in my head love you LOADS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and i still feel sad about it
Good Luck to all the Bonner Clan, not long now before the big hike. I'm sure Darren will be there and hopefully he won't be teasing to much. Good Luck again and God speed to you all I will be watching and routing for you all. And Chris can you pass this on to Jan and Anne that don't have a website please.
OHHH Life......
Hi my sweet boy, there have beeen some crap things happening here and some funny things but the crap outweighs the funny at the mo..... Well my job (14of us) has been made redundant and I have had to apply for one of the new job that are taking its place (they are the same from what I can see) so some of us will be out of a job baby. Guess what....... I had an assessment yesterday and I think I did so crap! I dont think I will get it, I will be made redundant on the 4th Aug. I'll let you know. I find out two hours into the first day of our walk. Good timing huh!! that's volkswagen for you!!! Well Helen, Anne and I met up with Prince Charles at the Staffordshire memorial on Saturday. It was to unveil your names and it was such a sad day.... We had a good chat with him. Told him about you and the lads. We told him about the walk and I was so cheeky boy, and I wonder where you always got it from Ha ha...... I asked him if he would like to join us on a leg or two of the walk, and he would have to let me know cos I would have to order his sandwiches!!!! If he didnt he would have to sponsor us!! and guess what????? he is sponsoring us. We had a right giggle with him. I have been emailing back and forth to Clarence House to give details as to where to send the donation... how cool is that my boy.... I bet you are rolling around with laughter and saying 'Oh no mum what you doing now!!! Good on yer, go mum!!!'
Well we have been waiting for this walk to come round and It is here, we go on Sunday to pirbright ready for Monday start. A 100 miles my boy!! how mad are we!!!! but its all for yu lads in your namesake. I know you would have done this if you were here so we are doing it for you instead. It's going to be very emotional too. We shall be staying in Bassingbourne part way through, which is quite fitting really as that is where you passed out son. I havent been back there since, and that will be hard. Yet another milestone son and I know that you will be there with me all the way. I miss you so very much and the longer it is and the more days that pass it seems to get worse, cos its getting further away from the last time we spoke or cuddled. I want you back here.......I love you more than life itself and I cant stop the crying, it happens anywhere and any how and I cant control it. My life is a bit upsidedown and I'm not sure where I am heading. Well as you know Mark is divorcing me too and that will be through on the 21st July.. exactly 1 week before our 19th wedding anniversary.... quite apt really. Where does this life lead us baby and why did I have to lose you in the process. you are my very own angel, no-one will ever know the pain I feel loosing my only boy, my first born child and the light of my life. Nite nite my sweet man. Your broken hearted Mum XXXX
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