. . . and our warm memories of Walter and Sir Ken

WE CAN’T let a good yarn about Sir Ken appearing in

All Together NOW! go by OLD PALS ACT: Walter and Gunner Jimmy with Sir without remembering our Ken, Dicky Mint, and Wendy Huntey great friend, Walter Huntley. up with Ken and Dicky Mint. It was

Ex-journalist Walter and the late a marvellous moment for me and Sir Ken came together in 2010 to Jimmy – especially in my 90th launch their first books – and with year. them were their long-time pals, “I was on the same bill as Ken Walter’s wartime sidekick, Gunner 60 years ago at the Picton Hall Jimmy Turner, and Sir Ken’s best venue in Liverpool. We were both mate, Dicky Mint. starting out in our careers.”

Dummy Bullets is Walter’s Sir Ken, then 82, and a great fan amusing story of life as a of All Together NOW!, said: “I ventriloquist during the Second have read Walter’s World War, while Look At It My autobiographical book and found it

Way is a collection of pictures and tattitifilarious. He is a true vent!” anecdotes reflecting Sir Ken’s Gunner Jimmy Turner now career. resides at the Imperial War

Walter, who died in 2013, aged Museum.

92, said: “I was so thrilled to meet Sadly, Walter’s widow, Wendy, died on July 16, the day after her 94th birthday.

Wendy was also a great supporter of All Together NOW! “It’s a lifeline – the only way so many of us older people who aren’t on the internet can find out about things that can help us,” she told us repeatedly.

Our warm thoughts are with son Ian and grandchildren Alex, Julia and Felicity.

Happiness, an exhibition celebrating the life of Sir Ken, is at the Museum of Liverpool, Sep 9-Mar 3, 2024.