▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Albert ▁Medal ▁for ▁L if es aving . ▁L ung ▁damage ▁received ▁during ▁the ▁rescue ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁award ▁trouble d ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁both ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁his ▁cheer ful ▁and ▁good - n ature d ▁mem oir ▁We ▁W ere ▁Seven . ▁ ▁Har vey ▁was ▁a ▁pract ising ▁Qu aker . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁had ▁shown ▁interest ▁in ▁adult ▁education , ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Working ▁Men ' s ▁College , ▁F irc ro ft , ▁Sel ly ▁Oak , ▁B irmingham . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁F irc ro ft ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁becoming ▁W arden , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ill - he alth ▁forced ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁second ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁The ▁Be ast ▁with ▁Five ▁F ingers , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁third , ▁M ood s ▁and ▁T enses . ▁ ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁time , ▁but ▁nost alg ia ▁for ▁his ▁home ▁country ▁caused ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁England . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Let ch worth ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 2 . ▁After ▁a ▁fun eral ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁Fri ends ▁Me