Les Williams Characters
WE LOST LES WILLIAMS LAST year – one of the characters who made Triumph at Meriden so successful. But this is not an obituary – lots of good scribes have done that already – as he had a sense of fun that hasn’t all been told in detail.
You may have read about some of these tricks, but I hope when you read this it makes you smile and remember a man who was seldom in the limelight, but still a big influence.
He was called up to do his National Service in 1952, but opted to sign on for three years as a regular soldier. As an apprenticed motor mechanic and a keen rider, he got a place with the Royal Corps of Signals and then made it into the famous White Helmets display team, in which he was both rider and mechanic. The team used to tour the country every year, performing at county
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