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- My father taught English to
Egyptian students from 1927. I was born in Liverpool 3 Nov 1928 and went
to Egypt at 3 months. Lived in Egypt until I was 7 when I was left with a
guardian (Auntie Mary) in Atherton, Lancs.
- 1939: started at Leigh Boys
Grammar School.
- 1941: Auntie Mary died and I was transferred to my Uncle
Jack (Dr. Elleray) in Little Lever and to FGS. Lived with my girl cousins,
Anne & Denise (Bunty) Elleray who also attended FGS
- 1944: entered VIth
form to study History, Geography Latin and subsid. French
- 1946: Left FGS
- Eventually took a degree in Physics and Maths and became a teacher of
these subjects. Later trained as Chiropodist. 1992; retired from full time
teaching to continue with private tutoring in Physics and Maths and part
time Chiropody.
- Have taken up creative writing latterly and hope to
publish.
- I have a daughter, Lynda, and a son, Piers and several
grandchildren.
- After a few failed marriages I have happily settled down in East Sussex
with a lovely Scots lady called Margaret.
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