The Author Bernard Green came to live in Runfold at the age of two. He attended East Street School in Farnham. This was followed by attending Heath End Secondary Modern School. It is now addressed as Heath End School, Farnham, Surrey. He was not aware that he was Dyslexic until he was in his 20's. His difficulties at school has not hindered him in any way as he has travelled extensively having been in the Merchant Navy, Royal Engineers, a Skydiving Instructor, and a Commercial Hot Air Balloon pilot. In 1970 Bernard purchased his property in the Sands village and married his wife Peggy on 23rd May 1980. He then settled down with his wife to operate a famous transport caf&#65533; at Runfold called Alf's Caf&#65533;. In this book are stories that relate to his father's activities in WW2 in the Black Market. Also are his activities as a child and observations about life in a rural environment during the war years. His interest in writing only started on retirement in 2012 with writing poetry and he became a 'runner-up' in a Daily Telegraph International competition.

Rural Life in Runfold in the Second World War

History

Green, Bernard Alfred

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Bernard Alfred Norman Green

In 1987 the author purchased a box of early glass slides. There was no explanation as to their origin or content. He was busy so he put them in his loft and forgot them. Thirty years later in 2017 when he retired he re-discovered them. He found that they were over one hundred years old. At fi rst he thought they were taken in South America as they showed natives with bare feet and ancient crossbows. After having the photographs processed into digital format, he realized that they related to a military mission by fi ve men connected to Australia and Great Britain in the period of the 1st World War. They acquired one of the fastest yachts afl oat known as the G.L. WATSON 'RAINBOW' in order to inspect and repair the under-sea telegraph and radio systems that was tremendously important to shipping safety and military information and logistics. The secretive journey took them throughout South-East Asia and Vietnam with visits to the Cocos-Keeling Islands. They spent a long time in Vietnam taking photographs which tell a story of why the French Military were building huge gun emplacements at Cape Saint Jcques (now called Vung Tau).

Spies in Vung Tau

Green, Bernard

Military

Bernard Green was a founder member of The British Parachute Association and started the very first skydiving school called British Skydiving Ltd at Thruxton, Nr Andover, Hants. This is a story of Bernard's life involved with skydiving from his first jump in 1958

British Skydiving

Biographies & Memoirs

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