Here he sheds light on his life family and friends as a social record of sorts that may be of interest to his children, grandchildren and the people of Redditch. Although he said he had never achieved great wealth or fame he felt his life had moments worth recounting. Mum and dad would write to me and send me the local paper at the time, the Redditch Indicator. Also I had a new group of friends who had shared my experiences of the hard life which we endured in basic training. Eventually at the end of four terms it was time to leave HMS Fisgard in Cornwall as our basic training was complete.