Richard was born at the Nakuru war memorial hospital 28.8.40. and attended Mbeya school TT 1947-1952, then in 1953 PoW intake No: 2464.and left in 1957.travelling there and back over many days by rail and lake steamers. He joined the British South Africa Police in Rhodesia in 1959 and left in 1981 as Chief Supetintendent and CO of the North East sector of the country.
He moved to South Africa in 1981 to take on a second career with US Corporation (3M Company) from which he retired in 2005.
He lives in Hillcrest..near Durban.