William Raison SUS-210126-125153001
William Raison was 15 when he was in the choir at St Margaret’s School, Westminster.
His stepdaughter, Melissa Hall, said: “One of his big achievements was singing in the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
“We have all the memorabilia, his rehearsal schedule, the programme with his name in it, the certificate and the medal he received.
William Raison when he was a choir boy SUS-210126-125133001
“He used to tell us all about it, how he cycled there for rehearsals when he lived in Fulham, how the actual day was really long as he and the other boys had to sit up in the gods very quietly for hours but they all got to go to a big bun fight after the ceremony in celebration.