▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁his ▁father ▁returned ▁to ▁Acc ra ▁and ▁Lar te y ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Government ▁Senior ▁Boys ▁School ▁at ▁Kin bu ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁education . ▁He ▁completed ▁middle ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Acc ra ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁followed ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁by ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁speech es ▁of ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sir ▁W inst on ▁Church ill , ▁on ▁radio , ▁and ▁by ▁reading ▁mag az ines . ▁▁ ▁After ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Acc ra ▁Academy , ▁he ▁left ▁home ▁for ▁Tak or adi ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁British ▁Navy . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Free ▁Town , ▁Sierra ▁Leon ▁for ▁further ▁training . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁war ▁had ▁ended ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁was ▁dem obil ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Lar te y ▁first ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁at ▁the ▁Acc ra ▁Town ▁Council , ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁Town ▁C ler k ▁Major ▁Mc D oug el . ▁He ▁then ▁purs ued ▁a ▁course ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁with ▁Wol sey ▁Hall ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁Cambridge ▁Cert ificate ▁( O ’ Level ). ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁special ▁res ett lement ▁package ▁for ▁those ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Navy , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁which , ▁Lar te y ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁teacher . ▁He ▁did ▁the ▁Cert