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Born in 1980 in Grenada as one of eight children, Johnson Beharry lived in a two-bedroomed hut, surviving on a meagre diet of beans & rice & walking barefoot the three miles to school. At 13 he quit school & worked as a decorator & labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England & joined the Prince of Wales' Royal Regiment.Cook, Nick is the author of 'Barefoot Soldier: A Story of Extreme Valour', published 2007 under ISBN 9780751538793 and ISBN 0751538795.
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