Author Description

The Army Catering Corps only existed for 52 years. During that period, it became one of the most progressive and prestigious service corps in the British Army. The fast changing second half of the 20th Century saw the Corps become a victim of its’ own success and became easy prey when the time arrived to save public money and implement cutbacks. This is the story of just one man who took up his career as a military chef in the second half of the 20th Century. This is the real life encounters from a boy to manhood, encountering a full career in the British Army with the good times, sad times and the harsh encounters of life, from the late 1950s' until recent times.