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Julian Berry: left money in his will
Julian Berry: left money in his will

A Kent baron has left more than £1m in his will.

The Right Honourable David Campbell, Baron Colgrain, from Sevenoaks, died aged 87 on February 7 this year.

He left his £1.4m estate to relatives.

Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he served in the Second World War.

Baron Colgrain was a manager at Grindlays Bank in the ‘forties, and joined Antony Gibbs and Sons in 1949, where he later became its director until he retired in 1983.

He left his estate to his son, Lord Alastair Colin Leckie Colgrain, from Sevenoaks, and James Buller Kitson from Cornwall.

Also leaving money in her will was Rosemary Potter, of Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, who died on January 2 this year.

She left an estate worth £3.3m, most of which went to charity, such as Cancer Research UK and the Royal Tank Regiment Association and Benevolent Fund. Other charities to benefit were St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham, and the Royal British Legion.

Julian Berry, a highly-regarded farmer from Faversham, left his £2.9m estate to his wife Christine.

The 56-year-old ran a mixed farm of arable, fruit, hops and cattle at Gushmere Court, Selling, and was chairman of the National Farmers Union South East hops committee. He was also a former magistrate.

Educated at Greston and Stone House in Broadstairs and Leys School, Cambridge, he then went on to study farming at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.

Friend Mike Bax said at the time of his death: “Julian was a devoted family man with a loving, close-knit family. He will be sorely missed by his wife Chrissy and their children Matt, Josh and Emily. Mr Berry loved sport, particularly tennis, rugby and skiing, which he did with his family.”

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