Uncle
Albert joined the Royal Navy at 17 and then spent the rest
of his life recounting tales from the war. He won seven medals
- although this was largely due to the fact that he had an
extraordinarily unfortunate time serving on seven ships that
were sunk over a period of 4 years.
After the war Albert joined the Merchant Navy and then took
up the hobby of falling down pub cellars throughout the South
East.
Uncle
Albert was famous for his unprompted wartime reminicenses
and Buster did actually serve in the Second World War - signing
up at the age of 18. After the war Buster took a sensible
job in a bank while only dabbling in amateur dramatics. However
at the grand old age of 57 he decided to take his love of
acting seriously and made a concerted effort to turn professional.
During the war...
You alright son?
No, I'm the only one in our family who ever went to sea. I tell
a lie. My Grandmother's brother was safety officer on the
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Buster sadly died of a brain tumour in 1999. He enjoyed the
renown brought to him by Fools and often made guest appearences
in on The National Lottery, Big Break and
Noel's House Party.
