Astley was born in Warrington, Lancashire to Lawrence Astley and Mary Alice Pester, he served in the Second World War as a musician in the Royal Army Service Corps band playing saxophone and clarinet for the troops.
Astley was born in Warrington, Lancashire to Lawrence Astley and Mary Alice Pester. He served in the Second World War as a musician in the Royal Army Service Corps band playing saxophone and clarinet for the troops.