He was a commando with the Royal Marines for seven years, a cattle-breeder, and remains a solicitor specialising in tax matters.
The story follows the insertion of British Commandos into Norway to rescue a Norwegian general from captivity and take him to the United Kingdom to lead the Free Norwegian Forces.
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It was used as a Commando Training Depot in World War II and the village retains close ties to British Commandos, the United States Army Rangers and similar units from other Allied nations.
The Ox & Bucks were reinforced half-an-hour after the landings by 7th Parachute Battalion, and linked up with the beach landing forces with the arrival of the Commandos under the command of Lord Lovat.
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson provides the voice of Sergeant Starkey, one of the British commandos.