John Thompson-Gray has degrees in Science from UQ St Lucia, Education from Monash University and a Masters in Engineering from RMIT. In 2009, at International House, Cambridge, he achieved honours in Macroeconomics, Public Policy and the Short Story as an art form. While writing this book, John went back to Cambridge to up-skill in life and travel writing. He is a member of Queensland's English Speaking Union and a speaker in the events calendar at the Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne. His published works are bestseller Japanese Blitz on Darwin February 19, 1942 and Love luck and Larceny: Memoirs from Broome 1942. John's earlier background was Commonwealth Public Servant, Master at Scotch College Melbourne, University Lecturer at Swinburne, and Superintendent of Operational Research with BHP Ltd.