He attended a grammar school and was offered officer training during the Second World War , but refused this owing to a political opposition to the officer class .
Gill was politicised when young , having experienced poverty in his childhood during the Great Depression .
Gill attended a grammar school and was offered officer training during the Second World War , but refused this owing to a political opposition to the officer class .
Gill was politicised when young , having experienced poverty in his childhood during the Great Depression .