Jim McLoughlin was born in Liverpool in 1921. He joined the Royal Navy at 17, serving aboard the battleship HMS Valiant during the Norwegian and Mediterranean campaigns. In 1955 Jim emigrated to South Australia, where he and his wife Dorothy raised five children.
David Gibb is a writer with an abiding interest in the literature of the Second World War, especially the personal experiences of veterans. He has worked extensively as a writer-producer in the electronic and print media, and has had short stories and poetry published, David lives in Adelaide and is married to Chris, with whom he has a son.