BEHARRY JOHNSON - Barefoot Soldier : 4 results priced between £2.00 and £25.00

* The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero *An utterly compelling story...

Signed copy of the life story of Johnson Beharry who, on the 18th March 2005, became the first living recipient of the Victoria Cross for nearly forty years. Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroomed hut, surviving on a meagre diet of beans & rice & walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school & worked as a decorator & labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England & joined the Prince of Wales&#3...

Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meagre meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and labourer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. He served six months in Kosovo, three months in Northern Ireland and then went to Iraq. On 1 May 2004, Beharry helped assist a foot patrol caught in a series...