Sgt George Rowntree
1948879 Aged 80 He leaves a wife, Anne, who was a loyal Ladies Section supporter. A loyal Life Member of the REA Ripon Branch
Added by: Lt Col N A Jordan on 30 December 2008.
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John Rowlands writes [5th September 2009]:
I first met George in 1982 and we attended REA meetings in Ripon. His and Anne's house backed onto ours and we quickly discovered we were ex-RE's, George was a lovely man who always went out of his way to help others. Besides being a keen "radio ham" he gave his time to helping with the local sea scouts. I retired and resettled in 2002 in Harrogate contacting George on the phone with a view to taking up the friendship again. Sadly George was taken ill. George, I greatly miss your cheerful disposition ... [read more from John Rowlands]
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