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After taking a few manual dead end jobs I decided that my best option was to join the British Army. I went on to see action in the Falklands war and Northern Ireland. I also received a General Officer Commanding Commendation for saving life. “Not for queen and country” is the story of that journey through the brutal basic training and the horror of war and life on the streets of Northern Ireland facing hatred and violence. I hope you will join me on my life changing journey. As a result of my experiences I suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder commonly known as PTSD. I have suffered from nightmares that have never ceased since my time in the Falklands war. People often ask me the reason for the title of my book “not for queen and country” It came about because the truth is when you are facing an enemy who want you dead at that time it is not for queen and country it is pure survival, to keep on living a primal instinct that we all have.

I left the Army after injuring my knees and returned home to the Wirral where I now live with my wife Tricia. We have a Daughter Kristy and a son Nathan. We are also Grandparents to Henry and Ophelia

After receiving many emails asking me about my life before I went in the army I decided to write about my childhood, which in many ways was as traumatic as my time in the military.
“We spoke in whispers” was published in September 2017.

I was diagnosed with blood cancer in May 2016 and I am undergoing treatment

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