I am 87 years of age, my wife died in Dec 2003, I live alone. Was born in Uxbridge, my father died when I was 11 and I moved to my grandparents in Reading, left school at 14. Worked for CC Wakefield & Co. in Hayes for 5 years, worked for Dowty Equipment in Cheltenham for 1, joined up on 1 Jan 40 with RASC. After 'training' was posted to France and was Personal Clerk to Col. J C Latter, AAG. Was at Dunkirk. Worked in War Office. Later served in HQ Middle East, Cairo, as Personal Clerk to Maj Gen Latter. Demobbed Jan 47, joined GCHQ. Retired from there in 1980.