hɪz ˈɜːlɪɪst ɛmplˈɔɪmənt wʌz æz ɐ ɡɹˈoʊsɚz ɐsˈɪstənt ænd dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi bˈɔɪ ɪnðə kˈoʊlfiːld kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɚɹˈaʊnd mˈɜːðɚ.
His earliest employment was as a grocer's assistant and delivery boy in the coalfield communities around Merthyr.