Incendiary Bombs & Boys Own Adventures

Never short of a life adventure or anecdote, whether it be flying out to Tangyanika on a flying boat 'Just Married' with his new bride or recalling conversations with John Gorton via Prime Ministerial aircraft communications  on the way to Independence meetings in Papua New Guinea, John has had a full and varied life working in the Law and travelling the world.

Going back to his youth, here John recalls early school years in Surrey collecting debris off crashed fighter planes, running messages on pushbike for Dad's Army; remembering having the side of the family home blown off. Listen at:

http://www.archive.org/details/IncendiaryBombscollectingFighterPlaneWreckageReminiscencesOfYouthIn

View a WWII educational film with the curious title of  'How to Put Out an Incenciary Bomb' at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcBENESHMNI&feature=channel_page

Up the Sittang

John recounts an extraordinary tale of being capsized by a tidal bore on the Sittang River in Burma. Remaining resourceful in the face of  the craft's sudden entombment, John's demonstrates swift creativity in addresssing its sartorial consequences... And a 'take it in your stride' adaptation to later culinary perils... For his first hand account click on:

 http://www.archive.org/details/TidalBoreOnTheSittangWwiiReminiscence

I've Got to Get Home for Countdown!

And this link's for John; here's John Gorton having to get home to watch Countdown! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0C6nvpFueY

For a bio on Prime Minister Gorton: http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/findrecords/gorton/NationalArchivesofAustralia.aspxtp://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/prime-ministers/gorton.aspx