George Montague who prides himself as being the oldest gay n the village has passed away. George Montague at the Act of Remembrance Service in 2018, marking the 100 year anniversary of the end of the First World War.
George first married a woman and they had children before embracing himself as gay and walking out of the marriage to do what would make him very happy. In recent years, he had campaigned to have his conviction for gross indecency removed following a campaign to have it overturned before he died.
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He died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 98 in March 2022. The cause of his death has not been revealed. Before he had his last breath, he was with his husband Somchai Phukkhlai at his bedside.