He was at Honington during my Buccaneer course and was on of the nicest people on the station. His gentlemanly ways were something of a contrast to the martinet who ran the place at the time. John preferred a longish hairstyle, unlike the Stn Cdr and explained that head lice were hardly a problem for a Gp Capt in 1976! So his course photo had a large tin of 'nit powder' drawn on, which he found most amusing.
His favourite crew room drink was hot Bovril; one day he casually mentioned that it was better with celery salt, so as my SLJ was to sort out crew room rations, I obtained a jar for him. His genuinely kind thanks for such a small act when I presented it to him made it clear to me that he would undoubtedly be a very popular Stn Cdr at Laarbruch - as indeed he was.
RIP.