During the war David was evacuated to Newbury, staying with a Mrs Shelton. She would have been paid 10/- (50p) a week for having an evacuee. David left home at eighteen when his father, David, re-married so Uncle Dave went to live in Dombey Street with Kitty.

In 1948 the family lived in Rawstorne Street. British History Online have a nice map here showing the street

In 1949 Dave married Mary Elizabeth Savage and they had two boys Peter and John and a daughter Linda. They lived in a flat in Drury Lane and later above a shop in Grays Inn Road.  They later divorced.

He once worked for Traceys the funeral directors. This was the firm that arranged the burial of Nonty Binning and Dave's sister, Renee.

In 1970 Dave was married Marie Patricia Brock. Sadly she died of cancer in 1976.  After this Dave was with his partner Maggie for many years.