The Yarns

A boy lay alone in an air raid bunker. Another nervously peered out of his bed covers. A young girl looked frantically in a pond. It was WW2

Thirty gunners all stood surrounding the Vickers QF 3.7inch anti- aircraft gun, on the shores of Stockton, eyes scanning sky and sea.

Lucky Starr, 1960s Rock 'n' Roll singer and entertainer. From his #1 song, 'I've been everywhere' to the Vietnam War. These are his yarns.

In his left hand, he held an exercise booklet, one that he had purchased in the local store, designed for school students. In his right...