What was your earliest memory?
I was born in Burnley, northeast England, but my early years were in South Africa, where my father worked. I have vivid memories of our garden in Johannesburg and the first day at my Afrikaner primary school. However, I have forgotten almost all the Afrikaans that was compulsory.
Did you go through training/university or straight into work?
I joined Britannia Royal Naval College from school at 18 but was selected for a sponsored degree course at City, University of London.
