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Portrait of Clifford (Tom) Thomas Warne
In loving memory of Granfer

Clifford (Tom) Thomas Warne

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December 14, 1944 – May 31, 2024
Lived 79 years
St Kew · Cornwall, England
For this one farmer the worries are over, lie down and rest your head, Your time has been and struggles enough, put the tractor in the shed.
Life story

Clifford Thomas Warne born in December 1944 was the eldest of 3 and followed by (Beatrice) Mary and Doreen, he was a typical farmers son went out clean and within hours would come in oily even in a romper suit, he later married Sandra Julian in 1968, they had 2 children Katrina and James who then married and were blessed later with 4 grandchildren, Thomas and William, and Maria and Alison, and then blessed again with Maria and husband with Samuel and Thomas and wife with Morwenna. Granfer as he was fondly known as to all his grandchildren also became an internet sensation across the world with his true Cornish accent, he was the life blood of the family deeply respected by all who knew him, with a kind heart, a man of few words but said the right thing at the right time, teaching his children and grandchildren the nurtures of the land.

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1944
Born December 14
1944
Born
1945
Clifford was 1 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1954
Clifford was 10 when food rationing finally ended in Britain
1966
Clifford was 22 when England won the World Cup at Wembley
1971
Clifford was 27 when Britain switched to decimal currency
1989
Clifford was 45 when the Berlin Wall fell
1991
Clifford was 47 when the Soviet Union dissolved
1994
Tom’s Father Samuel Clifford Harris Warne died
2000
Clifford was 56 when the world entered 2000 with few Y2K computer problems
2005
Tom’s Sister Beatrice Mary Warne died
2008
Tom’s Mother Mary Elizabeth Warne (was Chapman) died
2012
Clifford was 68 when the Summer Olympics opened in London
2019
The year Granfer shot to fame. Granfer gained over 1million followers on TikTok for his thick Cornish accent
2022
Clifford was 78 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away May 31, age 79
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