Being born in 1926 in the East End of London to a working-class family at the outset of the great depression was not an auspicious start …
Maybe because of his childhood disability Frank learnt early to observe and absorb the world around him – now a prodigious memory brings past events to life, full of fascinating details.
Pendown are pleased to have secured both volume one and two of this fascinating life.
Volume One takes Frank up until his 18th year and his call-up into the Army before the end of the second World War.
Volume Two – takes him to being 28! He started volume 3, but passed away (age 91) His Daughter and Son collaborated to complete it as a biography up to this age – for it to become a record for his decendents as he intended. Published in 2020.