Tom Schrecker

“It was a noble family from Scotland. The lady who raised was not married but she adopted and raised three other children. It was a great and remarkable woman. I was there for eleven schools (years) and then I went to Germany as an officer of the British army. I studied history at Oxford and later worked in the publishers. Then I started my own publishing business.”

“He is 103 years old now. I went to visit him when he was 101. I took a train to Maidenhead and then a taxi to his house and invited him for a lunch. I told him there was a taxi waiting for me. He said: ‘No, we’ll go by my car.’ ‘You still have a driving licence?’ I asked. ‘Yes, they gave me a new extension for four years.’ He was a good driver. He drove a bit too fast, but good. I think he lost the driving licence a year ago. But at the age of 101 he was still a good driver.”

“I was used to travelling. I started travelling when I was four years old and I’ve been travelling practically my whole life. People ask me where do I feel at home and I say I feel at home at the place where I’m staying for the night. I feel good anywhere but I don’t have any roots.”