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Living on borrowed time
No one is guaranteed a long happy life. We get what is given and we must do our best with it. That is what Edward Denmark has done. He spent his early years suffering from illness in hospital and his formative years growing up in poverty. His opportunity of an education was lost because of a lack of schooling. He watched as his mother battled alcohol addiction which she ultimately lost. Joining the army offered an escape but like most things in his life this came at a price as he fought for his life in the short but brutal war of the 1982 Falklands war. Patrolling the hostile streets of Northern Ireland facing death and daily abuse was life for a now battle-hardened young man.
Life at last gave Edward a break and after retiring from the army due to injury he settled down with his wife and two children at last having the family he always wanted. That also came at a price and what was the cruellest blow yet when Edward was diagnosed with incurable blood cancer.
This is a remarkable journey through this final fight and treatment. Facing this adversity, he has found time to be happy and have humour in the most desperate times. Follow this journey and you will never forget there is hope even in the darkest moments.
No one is guaranteed a long happy life. We get what is given and we must do our best with it. That is what Edward Denmark has done. He spent his early years suffering from illness in hospital and his formative years growing up in poverty. His opportunity of an education was lost because of a lack of schooling. He watched as his mother battled alcohol addiction which she ultimately lost. Joining the army offered an escape but like most things in his life this came at a price as he fought for his life in the short but brutal war of the 1982 Falklands war. Patrolling the hostile streets of Northern Ireland facing death and daily abuse was life for a now battle-hardened young man.
Life at last gave Edward a break and after retiring from the army due to injury he settled down with his wife and two children at last having the family he always wanted. That also came at a price and what was the cruellest blow yet when Edward was diagnosed with incurable blood cancer.
This is a remarkable journey through this final fight and treatment. Facing this adversity, he has found time to be happy and have humour in the most desperate times. Follow this journey and you will never forget there is hope even in the darkest moments.
91 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 13, 2024
About the author
Edward Denmark
6 books1 followerI was born and grew up on the Wirral peninsula which is between the River Mersey and the River Dee in the Northwest. I am one of 10 children and the second youngest of two brothers and seven sisters. We grew up in a rather poor household and life was not easy.
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
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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