In 1943, having qualified as an Explosives Officer, I was posted overseas, spending time in Egypt and eventually ending up in Algiers. My first command was of an ammunition unit during the invasion of Sicily and then into Italy where I ended up in 1944, commanding an ammunition depot with the rank of Squadron Leader. This was a big responsibility at the age of 26 and profoundly shaped my future life.

I was de-mobbed in 1947 and went to Kenya to stay with my cousin on his farm. Life there seemed to centre around beating the natives, polo and the whisky bottle! The MAU MAU were getting more dangerous and I decided to return to England where I was soon given a job that really suited me. I became a Sales Rep for a Dunlop company. In 1948 I met Eve, married, and we are still together after 57 years. It is much to her credit that she has put up with me the last 30 years since I embarked on my alternative and spiritual path.

In 1956 our only son Adrian was born. We lived in Croydon in a new house built including land for£2000.In 1959, due to a change of job, we moved to Cranbrook and shortly after this I collapsed on the golf course after suffering a suspected heart attack. I was 42. My recovery took some weeks and this was a dreadful time for me as I was in the middle of a job change. As occurs so often however, things came together as has been my experience of life. In 1961 moved to Tunbridge Wells where we settled. I was happy in my job and, with a car provided I enjoyed the freedom to do my work, obtaining contracts for my firm. I spent my spare time attending courses in subjects such as parapsychology and psychic studies. I then moved on to study Theosophy, Eastern religions and teachings and in my early fifties, began to practice yoga.