Bill James February 2008. Bill and his wife Evlyn were amongst the first to move into Town Mill when it opened as residential accommodation in 1988. Bill worked for a specialist instrument manufacturer in Kent. Having joined them as an apprentice in 1936 he retired as Sales Manager in 1985. One of his customers was Roly Eastman at Portals from 1952 onwards – hence Bill’s connection with Overton. Bill was called up in 1942 and served in the RAF as a Corporal technician in Bomber Command.
By Tony Morris