Gordon Cawthrow (Arnold Cawthrow's nephew) writes:

"Up until the mid seventies, [Arnold] used to return to Yorkshire once or twice a year, where he was born, toÊsee his mother (my grandmother) and the rest of the family.

"He always used to stay with us for the few days of his visit and bring small gifts as a way of saying thank you. These consisted mainly of old shoes and other items of unwanted clothing, which I assumed were never his! ÊI don't believe my father ever mentioned to him that we could always afford to be properly dressed without his help.

"In the years before, the gifts were quite predictable, i.e. more I-Spy books than you could shake a stick at. I remember one year that he brought a small, green tent with the words 'NEWS CHRONICLE I-SPY TRIBE' printed on both sides. This was quite novel at the time and made us very popular with the other kids for a while.

"As a young child, I never thought that his camp behaviour and matching vocabulary were anything out of the ordinary. I always assumed that this was due to him spending too much time in London, but what does a young lad from a Yorkshire pit village know?

"His mother died in 1975 and his visits became less frequent, although he did come to see us from time to time."

This photograph was taken in c.1936 and shows all the members of his family. Arnold is then 23, second from left, back row, standing next to Gordon Cawthrow's father in his new army uniform. (Photograph copyright Gordon Cawthrow)

This photograph was taken in May 1980, and again shows Arnold Cawthrow with his brothers and sisters. (Photograph copyright Gordon Cawthrow)

Arnold Cawthrow's home in Deal, where he lived until his death in 1993.
(Photograph copyright Gordon Cawthrow)