The Extraordinary life of an Ordinary man

We have received information about a book on the life of Harry Phare written by his grand daughter, Alison Trowell.

The main interest in this book for veterans is likely to be the chapter detailing Harry Phare’s time as a sea-going wireless telegraphist for the Marconi Company during the period 1903/4.   However, there are other chapters dealing with his later life and snippets that will appeal to boys of all ages, like the steam launches that Harry sailed around Torquay until well after the second world war.

More details of the book are in the flyer below.

The author has very kindly given a copy of this book to The Marconi Veterans Association.  This will eventually be passed to the chelmsford Industrial Museum at Sandford Mill for safe keeping with the other Marconi artefacts.  To mark the book’s receipt here is veteran Chris Gardiner formally presenting the book to our Chairman veteran Peter Turrall

Book Presentation