It's clear from the beginning of the book that Albert Kemp was avowedly pro-European union, even before that was an actual political reality.
We learn about Mr Kemp's attendance of a French language course at Strasbourg University, dining with, possible, Mormon missionaries on a train on the way to Paris, when he was a junior civil servant.
Albert Kemp also tells the story of his family, of his birth in October 1927 in the east London borough of Shoreditch. His family, he revealed was small and also politically aware.
He reveals the history of his family, how his uncle Jack, as a member of the Territorial Army from 1912, was mobilised immediately.
His own father joined the army after he had made sure his family would be able to cope with his absence.
He had a supportive family although he didn't have a particularly close relationship with his older brother, due to the age gap between them.
His health was troubled by severe bacterial infections, having to spend two months in hospital and later was discovered to have tubercular cells in his lungs and scarring, spending time in a convalescence home in Folkstone for several weeks.
He later spent time at an open air school, seen at the time as important in the treatment of children who had experienced severe chest ailments.
We learn about his postwar experience in the army, his involvement in politics and his trenchant opinions on Brexit and related issues.
The book has several photographs which added some background to the book.
It's published by Brown Dog Books at £9.99.
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