Background
He was born in 1905, the son of James Yates and his wife Helen.
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Education
He was educated at Tonbridge School.
Career
His career as an organ builder started in 1922 with an apprenticeship with Henry Willis & Sons in London,
In 1928 he Roger Yates purchased the business of Charles Francis Lloyd in Nottingham, and he remained in Nottingham until 1937. He then transferred to Bodmin, Cornwall. After service in the Royal Navy during World World War II he moved to the Old Rectory, Michaelstowe, Cornwall and his business flourished until illness in 1972.
