1 9 6 8 , ▁Main w aring , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁ 8 2 ▁years ▁old ▁then ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁radio ▁sequ el ▁to ▁D ad ' s ▁Army , ▁It ▁St icks ▁Out ▁Half ▁a ▁M ile , ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( three ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ended ), ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Main w aring ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁manufact uring ▁c uck oo ▁clock s ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁D ad ' s ▁Army ▁sh ines ▁light ▁on ▁Main w aring ' s ▁future : ▁briefly ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁present - day ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁it ▁features ▁Main w aring ▁as ▁guest ▁of ▁honour ▁at ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Wal ming ton ' s ▁" I ' m ▁Back ing ▁Britain " ▁campaign , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁Wilson ▁as ▁a ▁magistr ate , ▁al der man ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Rot ary ▁Club s ▁for ▁both ▁Wal ming ton ▁and ▁East gate . ▁ ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁Bar cl ays ▁Bank ▁ad ver ts ▁featured ▁George ▁Main w aring ▁ret iring ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁bank , ▁to ▁be ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Pi ke , ▁to ▁whom ▁Main w aring ▁never theless ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁' st up id ▁boy '. ▁Main w aring ▁appears ▁in ▁one