OBITURARIES
Nov 30, 2020
3 minutes
PETER WALLER
Major John Poyntz (1938-2020)
A RETIRED Army major who enjoyed a second career as a member of Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate died on November 2.
John Poyntz (82) was in the Army for 35 years, serving with the Royal Engineers and later the Royal Corps of Transport.
He had spells overseas in Borneo, Cyprus and later West Germany, where he was responsible for movements of British Army trains.
After military service, he joined
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