John Sheen

JOHN SHEEN was born and raised in Durham. In 1968 he enlisted in D (Durham) Company of The Light Infantry (Volunteers) and the following year enlisted into the Regular Army. Over the next 23 Years he served in Germany, Canada, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, France, Denmark and Belgium as well as the U.K. On leaving the army he returned to Durham and found employment with the local water company. He retired in 2016 and started on a part-time MA course in Britain and the First World War at...See more

JOHN SHEEN was born and raised in Durham. In 1968 he enlisted in D (Durham) Company of The Light Infantry (Volunteers) and the following year enlisted into the Regular Army. Over the next 23 Years he served in Germany, Canada, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, France, Denmark and Belgium as well as the U.K. On leaving the army he returned to Durham and found employment with the local water company. He retired in 2016 and started on a part-time MA course in Britain and the First World War at Wolverhampton University, under Professor Gary Sheffield, and graduated in spring 2019\. Much of the research for this book was taken from the author's dissertation for this degree. He has always been fascinated by the men of Kitchener's New Armies, as his great-grandfather served in the Tyneside Irish Brigade. His maternal grandfather served in the 9th (Pioneer) Battalion of The Border Regiment, whilst his fraternal grandfather, Walter, served with the 8th Green Howards. See less