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John was born in Fulham in 1925, went to elementary school, passed
his 11 plus exam, but settled for Central School. With the outbreak
of war in 1939, the school was evacuated, but John stayed in London
with his parents. As there were no schools open he started work at 13.
 In 1943 he went to Acton Town hall & volunteered for the navy.
He volunteered for active service & transferred to Combined Operations
and changed his Blue jumper to khaki. Married at the end of the war
& had four children. Demobbed in late 1946, he started work as an
electrician, later worked on shift in the underground electrical substations.
Was selected for a two-year course to train as a Combustion Engineer
in Power Stations (i.e. Buster). Later moved to the Headquarters of
the Generating Board. Worked in all varieties of Engineering & retired
at the age of 55. After Divorce in 1980 he moved to the seaside at Romney
Marsh (a very isolated area) with the sea at the front door & the
marsh at the back.
His reason for writing is to leave some feedback for his children to
show that his life was not completely wasted.
Interests include, collecting postal history documentation about the
last 100 yrs of Peace & War & 'Prisoner of War Camp' correspondence,
also lecturing on this subject. Collecting china & buying many items
at auction. Visiting various places abroad to see how the other half
live. Playing the stock-market and anything else which keep his mind
active. Now sleeping & living a stress less life with his lady-love
Daphne.
Buster John's stories have now been published and you can purchase a new softback copy direct from the i.universe website:
I Don’t Like Corn Flakes, or Mum’s New Spectacles
http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?Book=161709
Price is £8.00
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