One of six children, Jimmy grew up in Dorset during the depression. He left school at fourteen to become a farm hand before working on the roads.
When he heard about the peace accord with Germany he joined the army before war started. He became a Royal Corps of Signals dispatch rider.
This book follows Jimmy through the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, where he was the dispatch rider to the Mediterranean FleetÕs Headquarters, HMS Nile. He delivered messages to many prominent people.
For five years he slept under canvas before returning to the UK. There he was answerable directly to Churchill and delivered some vital messages relating to the latter stages of the war.
JimmyÕs positive attitude, coupled with his sense of duty, shines through. He never saw himself as a hero but he was a quiet, yet essential, part of the war machine.
With untold stories of wartime events, this book will surprise and delight.