Early Life
Born in Kingston upon Thames, Wyatt was educated at Eastbourne College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served throughout the Second World War with the Suffolk Regiment and rose to the rank of Major. Wyatt was mentioned in despatches from Normandy.
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