Doomed Youth?

As you grow older your thoughts almost inevitably turn to those that have gone before you and where you have come from. Since I never knew my grandfather, and for unclear reasons my dad never talked about him, I just had to find out more. This book isn't the story of my quest, but it is the story of the man to whom I owe my life. Kelvin is an enthusiastic and experienced amateur genealogist and social historian. He has more than 25 years' experience in family history research, both for...
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As you grow older your thoughts almost inevitably turn to those that have gone before you and where you have come from. Since I never knew my grandfather, and for unclear reasons my dad never talked about him, I just had to find out more. This book isn't the story of my quest, but it is the story of the man to whom I owe my life. Kelvin is an enthusiastic and experienced amateur genealogist and social historian. He has more than 25 years' experience in family history research, both for his own interest and previously for clients. Now semi-retired, he was formally a book retailer and senior manager in public libraries. "Doomed Youth? Exploring Family Mysteries" - the story of the life and times of the grandfather he never knew - is his debut book, and this revised and improved second edition was published in June 2020.A companion volume - "From Lili Marlene to D-Day Dodger - My Father's War" - the mainly Second World War story of Kelvin's father, is due to be published on 13th June 2020 to mark what would have been his father's one hundredth birthday.