fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz hiː wʌz ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf kˈæɾɚɹˌɪk ˈɑːfɪsɚz mˈɛs, wˌɛɹ hɪz ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli plˈɛzənt ænd ʌnɐsˈuːmɪŋ mˈænɚ sˈɛldəm ɡˈeɪv ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ mˈɛmbɚz ˌɛni ˈɪŋkəlɪŋ ʌv hɪz pɹˈiːviəs lˈaɪf.
For many years he was an honorary member of the RAF Catterick Officers' Mess, where his invariably pleasant and unassuming manner seldom gave the younger serving members any inkling of his previous life.