Reg
was born on 13th November 1913 in Seven Kings, near Ilford in Essex and
spent the early part of his life there. On leaving school, he worked in
Cannon Street in the City of London for the Grosvenor-Chater paper company.
He joined the London Rifle Brigade section of the Territorial Army and was
called up for service in World War II. Eventually he rose to the rank of
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant responsible for supplying front-line
troops. He was involved in keeping the troops supplied following the D-Day
landings. On one occasion, when the officer in charge of his section was
killed, Reg assumed command and for this he was awarded the MBE, a rare
award for military personnel.
He resumed working for the paper company after the war, still in London. He
married (his wife was from the Fylde) and they had one daughter, and it was
not until he retired that they moved to this area. They lived in Pershore
Road and Reg was active in St. Paul's Church as a sidesman. His wife died in
2000. He had been living in a residential home for the last three years
until his death at the age of 98 on 28th March 2012.
Although at one time a regular at Probus meetings, he had not renewed his
membership in recent years due to mobility problems associated with his
advancing years.
Reg
was born on 13th November 1913 in Seven Kings, near Ilford in Essex and
spent the early part of his life there. On leaving school, he worked in
Cannon Street in the City of London for the Grosvenor-Chater paper company.
He joined the London Rifle Brigade section of the Territorial Army and was
called up for service in World War II. Eventually he rose to the rank of
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant responsible for supplying front-line
troops. He was involved in keeping the troops supplied following the D-Day
landings. On one occasion, when the officer in charge of his section was
killed, Reg assumed command and for this he was awarded the MBE, a rare
award for military personnel.