Arthur Durham

The Life and Times of "Arfer Teacake" (eBook, ePUB)

"Arfer" (1932)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Arfer Teacake was the cockney nickname given to the author when he was a boy. The book is an account of the most memorable episodes in the authors long life, from the aftermath of the 1914/18 war through the Great Depression of the thirties, the 1939/45 war and its aftermath to the financial crisis in the second millennium. It tells of his early memories of life in a sweetshop; as a schoolboy with a rifle; teenage thoughts and experiences; Fascism; the Territorial Army and the outbreak of war. During the war:- Dunkirk; the bombing of London and its effect on family life; being on a gun site; getting a Commission (Mess etiquette and the Brigadiers tea party) preparations for D Day. After the war:- married life, tragic death of son, Chairman of a District Council, a reception at Buckingham Palace and surprisingly varied career with travel to the out posts of the British Empire, Switzerland, Australia, Ceylon and Turkey. Retirement years:- too much alcohol, working in a in a factory environment; visiting South Africa after Apartheid; the trial and tribulations of old age.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse UK
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781467894876
• Artikelnr.: 52483326

Autorenporträt

An ex Grammar school boy, he joined the Territorial Army before the start of the Second World War and, rose to the rank of Major during that war. Post war as a civil servant in the Ministry of Employment, he had many interesting assignments several of which were overseas. During his career he managed various Employment Exchanges, was co-author of a medical dictionary on the nature and effects of disorders and compiler of a dictionary and classification of occupations. Towards the end of his career he became the Director of Londons Employment services. After retirement from the civil service, he worked for several years as Personnel Manager for a manufacturing company. In his private life he became Chairman of his local District Council and captain of his local golf club. He had a long and happy married life. Now in his nineties, he still takes a lively interest in current affairs.