Reg Webb obituary

Our father, Reg Webb, who has died aged 90, never forgot his working-class roots despite pursuing a successful business career that took him to the top of his profession as an insurance administrator.

He was born in Leyton, east London, and grew up in a home where money was scarce. His father, Walter, who had been badly injured during the first world war and was one of the first recipients of plastic surgery, suffered long periods of unemployment during the 1920s. His mother, Violet (nee Merrett) took in laundry to supplement the family income, and Reg and his sister, Pat, grew up in a household where it was a struggle to make ends meet.