VIDEO: Parade to remember '˜the rebel' Peter in Ashington
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Friends of Peter Gray gathered in Ashington yesterday (Saturday, January 23) to remember the man who was the driving force behind military vehicle conservation around the world.
After escaping the Nazis occupiers on his native Jersey aged just 15, Peter Gray moved to Sussex.
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Hide AdWanted posters for the man they called The Rebel were posted around the Channel Islands.
His passion for military vehicles led him to start restoring the trucks and tanks used by the Allies in the invasion of France.
His friend Robert Harris said: “He was the original rebel.
“He had fans everywhere.
“Roy Orbison was a regular customer and visitor to his workshop.”
Friends and fans gathered in Ashington to parade through the town in remembrance of Peter Gray who died in France last year aged 87.
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Hide Ad“He retired to France where he lived in his own disused train station and he even ran his own railway,” Mr Harris.
“He was an amazing man.”
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