The author was born in London, on the 21st January 1927. He lived 7 years in Sudan, survived 3 English Preparatory Schools, and went to Wellington College, Berkshire. He volunteered for active mili...voir plusThe author was born in London, on the 21st January 1927. He lived 7 years in Sudan, survived 3 English Preparatory Schools, and went to Wellington College, Berkshire. He volunteered for active military service aged 16, and the Indian Army aged 17, serving in the Queen’s Royal Regiment, the Indian Military Academy, and the Assam Regiment.
Postwar, he joined the Immigration Division of the Northern Rodesia Police, became Crown Land Officer in the Southern Rhodesian Government, and finally, Senior Trade Commissioner, sanctions-busting for Premier Ian Smith.
He now lives in retirement with his wife Diana, in Natal South Africa.voir moins