AWARD: Alexander Holt-Wilson of Raglan receives his honour from Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. Photo: Dominic Lipinski
A TURKEY farmer from Raglan was made an OBE by the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Alexander ‘Sandy’ Holt-Wilson, 77, a former eye surgeon, was honoured by Queen Elizabeth for helping raise the standard of eye care in Gonder, northern Ethiopia. During his time in Ethiopia he helped set up Gondar Ethiopa Eye Sight (GEES) with the aid of a charity and also built a new eye hospital.
Dr Holt-Wilson and his family have run an organic turkey farm near Raglan for the last 25 years and rear around 450 turkeys a year.
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