b 22 Nov 1918 at Newcastle upon Tyne. bp 15 Dec 1918 at St Jude, Newcastle (info Jane Mosse). In 1939, working as an Income Tax Inspector at Goole, Yorkshire, where he married 8 Jul 1942 to Doreen Collier (info Jane Mosse). Was an RAF Volunteer Reserve No. 754269. In 1944 saw action in Denmark with 161 Squadron, Bomber Command, as a Navigator, rank Flight Lieutenant. Private address at the time was 36 Chester St, Newcastle upon Tyne 2 (ref: www.airmen.dk/pdfs/p379rmen.pdf). Following death of wife in 1963, he re-married 3Q1972, to Agnes McWilliams (b 25 Feb 1934), who was still alive in 2015. d May 2003 at Morpeth, Northumberland.