Reginald Leonard Gurney

Reginald Leonard Gurney (18 Apr 1923 - 3 Nov 2017)

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Location
Eltham Crematorium Crown Woods Way Eltham SE9 2AZ
Date
23rd Nov 2017
Time
11.30am
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In loving memory of Reginald Leonard Gurney who sadly passed away on 3rd November 2017
Reginald (Reg) Gurney
Reg was born on the 18th April 1923, to Jack and Nellie and spent his early years living in Hornsey, North London.
He met Pat in August 1942 at a concert in the British Legion hall in Crouch End, and they became engaged 2 years later and they married in December 1945. That marriage lasted almost 72 years, during which time they received numerous congratulatory cards from Her Majesty the Queen, who was suitably jealous.
During the 2nd world war, Reg joined the Fleet Air Arm and was posted to Northern Ireland, repairing damaged aircraft.
They had 2 sons, Keith – born in 1951 and Robin in 1954.
Reg loved to play table tennis and was very competitive – even challenging his youngest son to a game in the garden, when he was in his 80’s (honours even)
In his latter years he took up playing Bowls both for the STC and then at the Duke of Kent Court Bowls club, where he gained the reputation as the master of the raffle.
In 1994 Pat and Reg moved to Chislehurst, where they remained until Reg’s passing
As well as his family, Reg loved his garden, his home and his dogs, not necessarily in that order!

LESLIE HUXLEY wrote


I only had the pleasure of knowing Reg for a few years, but I dare not buy less than £5
worth of his raffle tickets!
Our special events at the Bowls Club, were always reserved for his Raffle, for which he
bought all the prizes and he managed to raise, every time, in the region of £300, for our funds.
On the Green, despite his health problems (although always cheerful), causing him to bowl
from the hip, his bowls regularly found the jack. On one occasion, I asked Him if he had
trodden in anything, although really knowing that he was just competent!
I didn’t know he had been in the Fleet Air Arm and, as I had been too, albeit some years later and
served in Northern Ireland, I presume that the Naval Air Station must have been H.M.S Gannet,
in Eglington, Co. Derry. I still have the hat-band!

Honoured to have known you, Reg.
Rest in peace

Les

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