George CREES  
OBITUARY

Transcribed from Eastern Daily Press, July 1970

Naturalist George Charles CREES, who was gamekeeper-warden on the Horsey Estate of John Buxton, died at the weekend aged 78.
in an appreciation yesterday, Mr Buxton said that East Anglia, and Horsey in particular, had lost one of its most distinct naturalist personalities.
Mr Crees joined Major Anthony Buxton at Genova in 1920, as kennelman to a private pack of beagles, after serving with the Essex Yeomanry during the first world war, and moved to Horsey with him in 1931.
"Although the Buxtons lived at the hall, and the Crees at Swiss Cottage, Horsey, there was a remarkably intimate link and understanding between employer and employee which lasted over 50 years", Mr Buxton went on.
"He gave many people a unique insight into the wildlife of the area through his care and attention, and had the knack of creating enthusiasm for the ploy in hand, whether it was watching a bearded tit feed its young in the reeds or searching for a rare fern in Breydon".
Ill-health during the last year had restricted Mr Crees to his home.
"His death is very sad, but the memory of him will last amongst naturalists for a long time", said Mr Buxton.
Mr Crees leaves a widow, a son and daughter.