Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haifi Moreton a Oakham, Rutland, kuma ya yi karatu a Makarantar St Edward, Oxford da Kwalejin Trinity, Oxford. Ya yi aiki a cikin Royal Artillery a lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu, kuma an ba shi lambar yabo ta Soja a 1944, bayan da
Yaƙin Kohima.