Boon married Wendy Elliot in 1940 and, following his retirement from the sport, played a number of small roles in British films such as Champagne Charlie and Carry On Sergeant.
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British TV classic comedies, such as It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Get Some In! and full length cinema films of that epoch like Privates Progress and Carry on Sergeant habitually made fun of jankers, as have memoirs of life in the armed services.