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Captain Martin Howard, Naval pilot who went on to found a school in India – obituary
After a career flying the Sea Vixen he built a house near Delhi and realised his vision of providing an education for local children
Martin Howard with his wife Annie
Captain Martin Howard, who has died aged 84, was a naval test pilot and retired naval adviser at the British High Commission in New Delhi who decided to stay on in India, where he built a rambling, Lutyens-style luxury guesthouse and founded a school for village children.
In 1984-87, while a student at the National Defence College in Delhi and while attached to the High Commission, Howard fell in love with India. So, after a brief retirement in London, he joined Rolls-Royce as its representative on the subcontinent. When he retired from this job he decided to pursue his dream of building a bungalow and farming the land.
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Updated: 30 Dec 2020, 9:07
WHEN Annie Howard started dating a lad from back home, she knew he was something special.
But the 28-year-old, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was devastated Will Arkle, also 28, would never get to meet her beloved dad - as he died a year before they reunited.
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But then she found a picture of them holding hands with him when they were fiveCredit: Annie Howard
Annie had gone to primary school with Will for a year, in reception from the ages of four to five, before moving to a different school and losing touch.
Then one day, when her mum was looking through old photos, she discovered a snap of Will, Annie and her dad all holding hands, when they were just five years old.