Dad decided to write his memoirs late in life at the age off 77 with additional material added by me. A great lover of history, he thought that his greatest legacy would be to leave a written record of his life so that, if they chose to, future generations would have the opportunity of understanding more about him, the difficult life he endured as a child, his experiences thereafter through the recessional years of the 1930’s, World War II, the rebuilding of the country post-war, the Aston family in Redditch, and becoming a director of his own business.

He wrote each and every word long-hand before passing his notes to my sister-in-law, Pauline Aston, to copy type.

His stories will make you laugh and make you cry. Without a doubt, it will make you appreciate all those things we have in our lives today that we tend to take for granted.

We are all very proud of Dad, of who he was and what he achieved during his lifetime. He was a lovely man, He and Mum were very lucky to have found one another and to have spent some 60 years together. We are indeed fortunate to have been able to call him our Dad and privileged to know that his memory will live on through his own words,

Dad passed away on 4th April 2008 and is at rest with Mum, who joined him in 2014, at Wickhamford cemetery near Evesham, Worcestershire.