HE was a lifelong scouter, former parish councillor and beloved family man involved in various community clubs and societies.
Keen gardener and familiar face in Fair Oak Harold Price, who had enjoyed a long career in the British Army, radio and engineering, has died, aged 94.
Born in Bromley in Kent in February1927, Harold was one of three children with older and younger sisters. He joined the Scouts at the age of 11 and remained in the movement for the rest of his life.
World War II saw Harold go to Arborfield to join the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME), aged just 15. At 4ft 11, he was the smallest soldier in the British Army and became a radio mechanic. After completing his apprenticeship, he saw service in various parts of England as well as three tours abroad, to Basra, Haifa and Tripoli.
Returning to the UK aged 21 and now a staff sergeant, he also worked in the radio repair shop in Christchurch. After 11 years in the Army, Harold moved into the civilian world.
Harold was employed by the Marconi Company in Chelmsford, starting as a…
