| Location | Joined The Army From Thorney Peterborough |
| Age | 31 years |
| Date of Birth | 5/1976 |
| Date of Death | 5/2007 |
| Visitors | 7,506 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
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
Im well proud of you xxxxxxxx
Hey you!!!!
How has your day been? Mines been another one of those days. Been busy lookin for a new job. Its been well annoyin. But I hope Im gettin somewhere. I have literally gone everywhere!! lol. Its now raining. So its well miserable outside.
Going to see boyzone next month, how cool is that!!!! haha. Going to sing along with em!! haha. Remember when u bought me that ronan doll, i was sooooo happy!! Felt well lucky!!! Carried it around everywhere for so long lol. Goin to be thinkin of you while Im there watching them, Im sure you will be there with me.
Its so weird, I always wonder what your doing. Wonder what you are doing right now...
Im sure your having fun whatever your doing. Joking, laughing and always smiling. I well miss your smile.
Miss u well loads. Cant wait to cuddle you and hold u. Cant describe how much I miss u. Its just not fair at all. We need u here.
Wana go and see a Spurs game for you soon. And they WILL win as they always do hehehe. Lets hope they play against Arsenal and Arsenal LOOOOOOSE!!!!! lol. Hope you like my new hoody :)
The new Mariah Carey song well reminds me of you. Everytime It comes on, I think of you and I just wana cry.
I feel well confused lately, so down in the dumps. Just feel like Im going crazy. Just dont know what to do with everything. Please send me messages somehow, show me what way to go, help me Darren, need u by my side too. Love you big bro xxxxx
LOVE U MORE THAN ANYTHING xxxx
Baby Sis xxxx thinkin of u always xxxxxxxxxxxx
hello big daz,how u doin big fella,hope all's well with you and all the other brave souls up there,been many new arrivals of late,sure your looking out for them.how have you been mate,well i hope.here's one that will crack you up,the bushman has fallen foul of one of the new doorman,not in your leauge mate as the bushman pointed out to him.the pub is crap now,jay's gone,been promoted,all the great staff from your days all gone,dont go in there much,also took your picture home.any way mate off to work,talk to again soon mate,all the best to your family,god bless.
Need u bro xxx
Hey smelly,
Feelin so down today. Well want you here. Just feel like I wana cry, so confused with everything at the moment and where things are heading. Just dont know what to do with myself anymore. Sometimes I feel so alone, when I know I have some fantastic people around me, I cant help but feel alone. Just everything thats happened over the past year, its all getting on top of me. Been tryin to keep strong and keep positive but sometimes Im worn out and dont have the energy, like today. Just feel like I need to be pointed in the right direction. Sick of feelin hurt and sad, all I want is to be happy again, I just want you here, need you, miss you so bad, need my big bruv. Your such an amazing person, so special and brave. Sorry for sounding so miserable. Hurtin so much inside. The pain of u not bein here. I look up to u all the time and wonder if your lookin down on us, thinkin of what your doin everyday. Wondering what your gettin up to. Nothings quite like a big brother protecting his little sis, and I want that feelin back again. Want you here to keep me safe and to protect me from all the silly little things that big brothers do :) god i love u so much darren xxx please stay by me xxx come visit me tonight in my dreams xxxx LOVE YOU xxxxxx
woo hoo
dazzzzzzzzzzzzz
My boots were made for walking!!!!!!
oh i love them, lol i cant wait to walk with mum, dan, helen, katie and jan, there are so many more i cant list them, Els is sulking that she cant come so i think i will gget her brought to us for and hour or so on the saturday lol think that will be enough for her, well the fund is growing mucho grande, we did well at tesco on saturday, i annoyed the manager and everything lol but hey you would have done exactly the same so i dont feel so bad ...............
I miss you big bro with every cell in my body, there is so much i wanna share with you and i know you would have the answers i looking for right now, .......... ;-<
i off to bed now , come see me ...................
god bless
nite nite go bed no chappatti
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx loveeeeeeeeee you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Son
Well Darren, Helen, Jan, Keely, Dannielle and Els were amongst thos that helped the donation collecting at Tesco's Saturday for the '100 Miles for 9 smiles' 100 mile walk we start on the 7th July for your injured mates. It was hard at times darling, especially when I looked back at the poster and saw your familiar smiling face looking back at me and realising why we were there. Well we raised £560.51 towards the fund which makes it nearly £15,000 we have raised for the walk and that it what we know of, there are still sponsor forms out there. and the website donations is doing well too. I hope you are proud of us sweetheart. Well us mums have got to do something positive haven't we?
You are our precious angels. well the 7th July is nearly upon us and we will be walking our little feet off. Pearl can do the whole walk with us now so thats fab too. Father Alex has been conned into the whole walk (I cant think who pushed him to do that) ha ha. Watch over us sweetheart and our aching feet!!!! love you more than life itself... God Bless.
XXXXXX I am so very proud of you........
sleep tight
rip darren!:(:( i didnt know you but am sat watchin ross kemp, i watched it while it was on,but got it on dvd,sat watching it now!:(:( all u lads r so brave!!!:(
my stepdads best friend died doin the job he loved 2, im sure uve met him up there avin a beer 2geva!!!
i know you will be looking down over ur family an friends 24/7 keeping them safe!!
sleep tight brave one xxxxxxx
♥ We have loved you forever ♥
Do not search for us...we will find you.
Do not wait for us...we are here already.
Do not whisper your name...we know it well.
We have loved you forever and time will tell...
WE ARE YOUR GUARDIAN ANGELS...
Feel your Angel's presence xx
oooohhhhhh pooooooooo
Daz
hello my big bro,
If you were here i would call you right now, i having such a poo time i feeling so crap, i losing my battle, and i gonna lose something real special .................... help me wat should i do? oh god now i think i losing my mind.... im asking you a question here when i know you can hear me normally, oh well....... els was so shocked to see you in the paper again today, her little eyes welled with pride and she said thats my uncle darren mummy why is he in the paper again ? i told her its because he and the others are such heros and they want the world to know this...... she sobbed!!!
MIssing you so much big bro i want you back so much but know the next time i see you will be when i taken my last breath here and left it all behind
god bless
love you
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx me xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
News for you
Nite nite my sweet special boy. Hope you are not playing too many pranks on your soldier pals, we won the 'Mums for Medals' campaign sweetheart, we did it! still fighting for the medals for the wounded though, still we have got half way there. Pearl was on GMTV this morning and done us proud baby. She told 'em what we were doing it all for. She is a little rock! We are all so passionate about making the world aware of your sacrifices. God bless you boys. I'm so proud of you all. want to give you a big hug sweetheart. Love you more than life itself. mum XXXXX
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