article_snippet.sent: Mr Knott's grandfather Len was a small haulage contractor and was not required to serve in the First World War.
article_snippet.sent: Howard Knott (right), son of Hilda father served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in the First World War.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Knott's joined the Royal Air Force when Mr Knott's was 16 and trained as a radar engineer.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Knott's later worked at Marconi radio factory in Chelmsford, Essex.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Knott's moved to Essex in 1970, and Mr Knott's mother and aunt Gwen also relocated to the county.