What an interesting story! Sad that he never really knew his mother and only had six years with his father. But, from his recounting them, they sound like a wonderful six years; apparently creating enough memories to last a lifetime!
He certainly seems to remember more of his first six years than I do but maybe having the letters his father wrote helps. That and the fact his life sounded pretty exciting for a young boy.
I remembered that Orwell had died fairly young, I didn’t remember it was from TB. Sad he had to keep Richard away at the end due to the worries of passing it on.