- He received the Distinguished Flying Medal, one of 34 decorations for the squadron. He was eventually promoted to squadron leader and left the RAF in 1962. Later, he was a teacher and a mental health worker.
- He joined the RAF in 1940, and signed up to be a navigator. Instead, he was selected for training as a pilot. Eager to get into action, he took the shortest training course -- gunnery.
- He is the last British survivor of the original Dambusters, the RAF squadron which carried out a night of raids on German dams in 1943 in an effort to disable industries in the Ruhr valley.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to World War II Remembrance and his community in Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England.
- Born in the Hamlet of Hameringham, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England; 9.4 miles from the village of Woodhall Spa, where the Dambusters, 617 Squadron, were once stationed and 28 miles from the City of Lincoln.
- [25th November 2021] Even at the age of one-hundred, he holds the honour of being the very last surviving member of The Dambusters.
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