As the fourth of five children, the author had a happy childhood in Rural Pembrokeshire. On leaving school he enlisted in the R.A.F. and after completion of the engagement, worked as a fitter/inspector of jet engine overhauls in Croydon. The author then married, returned to Wales and worked for the M.O.D. as a fitter/tuner, having obtained a mechanical engineering degree at college.

The author currently works at a hotel and activity complex as a house-keeper and handyman, looking after children and adults. He has two sons and two daughters.