at ton ▁F lem ing , ▁Dev on , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Charles ▁F ras er - Smith ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁solic itor ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁gro c ery ▁business ; ▁he ▁was ▁or phan ed ▁at ▁age ▁seven . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁Christian ▁mission ary ▁family ▁in ▁Cro x ley ▁Green ▁in ▁H ert ford shire . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁at ▁Bright on ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" sch ol ast ically ▁useless ▁except ▁for ▁wood work ▁and ▁science ▁and ▁making ▁things ." ▁ ▁On ▁leaving ▁school ▁he ▁ve ered ▁from ▁one ▁occupation ▁after ▁another , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁prep ▁school ▁teacher ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁a ▁motor cycle ▁mess enger ▁r ider , ▁and ▁an ▁aircraft ▁factory ▁worker . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁fost er ▁family , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Mor oc co ▁as ▁a ▁Christian ▁mission ary . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁Sunday ▁ser mon ▁at ▁the ▁Open ▁Bre th ren ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁in ▁Le eds . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ser mon , ▁F ras er - Smith ▁described ▁his ▁practice ▁of ▁br icol age , ▁and ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁pro cur ing ▁supplies ▁from ▁just ▁about ▁any ▁source . ▁In ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁were ▁two ▁officials ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Supp ly , ▁who ▁were