Paul Redgrave was born in Bradford in 1920, and fought in the Battle of the Atlantic during the war. After the war he went to Oxford University where he read English. In 1951 he mo...view morePaul Redgrave was born in Bradford in 1920, and fought in the Battle of the Atlantic during the war. After the war he went to Oxford University where he read English. In 1951 he moved to Plymouth, taking up a post as a teacher .
He also wrote poems and short stories and was the author of a novel on the Battle of the Atlantic. He gained a black belt in judo and was the author of a manual of self defence for women , in conjunction with Carolyn Seaward, Miss UK and runner up for Miss World.
He lived in Yelverton on the southern edge of Dartmoor, where he would enjoy walking and cycling, and the ambiance of the local village pubs.view less