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when his tank took a direct hit: left for
dead, he was rescued and spent a year in
hospital. On return to 4/7 RDG he served
in Palestine, Libya and BAOR. Whilst an
instructor at RMAS he indulged his love of
cricket playing for IZ, Free Foresters and
Army cricket. Retired as Captain 1956 and
embarked on a successful career as a
commodity broker for 27 years: he was
managing director of his firm and
chairman of the Rubber Exchange. He
threw himself into the village community
at Upton Grey: having fought the
Hampshire County Council to save the
village school he established the Upton
Grey Educational Trust. Shortly before he
died he learnt that he had been awarded
the Légion d’honneur by the French
Government. Survived by Susan, his wife
of 65 years, and their son and