Christopher Webber was born in England and lived in Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka before moving to Australia.  He has been a member of Blue Mountains SES since he moved to the Blue Mountains in 2001 and has been an SES member for 25 years. During that time, he has been involved in many searches for missing persons as well as other dramatic events described in the book.  He is the recipient of the National Medal, the 2019-2020 Bushfire Citation, the NSW SES Long Service Medal, and other awards.  He has been bushwalking in Australia for 50 years, and led walks for the All Nations Bushwalking Club. He has published two military history books, many articles about ancient and modern military history, and a World War 2 hex -and-counter type historical simulation game.  He also made significant contributions to the ancient and medieval historical strategy game Field of Glory 2.    He published ground breaking research on the Thracians after making three visits to Bulgaria and taking part in archaeological digs.   He worked in the IT industry as a trainer, project manager, software tester, website content editor, and IT support technician for over 30 years.    After 15 years’ service with TAFE and the Department of Education., he was made redundant, and decided to write a book about a more relevant issue.