Drayton, Ronald Wilfred (Ron), 1915-1984 (Person)

SummaryRadio/telecommunications engineer in Tauranga. Born 1915, married Joy Drayton 14 June 1941 at Vivian Street Baptist Church in Wellington. Died 14 November 1984 (Hamilton); buried Pyes Pā Memorial Park, Tauranga.

Joined Tauranga Post Office technical staff in 1962 working on the new 11th Ave main exchange. He was a long-serving technical officer. WWII service in Britain on radar, radio navigation and servicing (work underlying the DEW-line methods). Active in radio search & rescue and amateur radio; chaired NZ Association of Radio Transmitters branches (Northland & Tauranga). Installed radar units at Tauranga Historic Village; continued aerial research in retirement.

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Drayton, Dame Mary Josephine (Joy) (née Stock), 1916-2012 (Person)

Ron, from the Bay of Plenty Times 31 March 1980

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First Name(s)Ronald Wilfred (Ron)SurnameDraytonDate of Birth1915Date of Death14 November 1984Place of DeathHamiltonPlace of Burial/CremationPyes Pā Memorial Park, TaurangaOccupationTechnical officer, Tauranga Post Office

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PartnerDrayton, Dame Mary Josephine (Joy) (née Stock), 1916-2012 (Person)Date Married14 June 1941Place of MarriageVivian Street Baptist Church, Wellington. Di

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Drayton, Ronald Wilfred (Ron), 1915-1984 (Person)