Primarily a Lepidopterist. Lived at Newquay where his entomological collection formed a major part of the Newquay Butterfly Museum. When this was closed it was acquired by a Sports and Country Club in North Devon and it remained there until being sold at auction (Torridge Auctions) on 6 June 1996. The Catalogue mentions that apart from the butterflies there were also five cases of other insects including two of beetles. These were not arranged taxonomically but as decorative displays. (I am grateful to Eric Gowing-Scopes for bringing this catalogue to my attention). (MD 9/04)