Born 12th of January 1964 to Ronnie and Margaret Garner and raised in Sutton, Surrey, before the family relocated to East Anglia in the mid-1970s. From a very early age I had an interest in both world wars – even in my old primary school books, you can find drawings of war-related stories. 

As I grew older and wiser I had the opportunity to conduct and transcribe interviews with many veterans on both side of the pond. USN Chief Petty Officer Joe Pearson, S/Sgt. Joe Urice, Wing Commander Tom Neil, and Cyril Doy the last Japanese Prisoner of War survivor of the building of the bridge over the river Kwai, are just a few of those I had the pleasure to speak to. The 95th Bomb Group Museum, located at Horham, Suffolk is where my writing and research skills have been honed, with the aid and support of the newsletter editor Mike Ager. As the deputy editor, my role has led me to meeting some magnificent people, veterans, family members of veterans and historians from all over the world, including Don Miller author and historian of Masters of the Air and John Orloff, script writer for the 2023 mini-series Masters of the Air and the H.B.O mini-series Band of Brothers. 

My first book was always going to be about the veterans I have shaken hands with, but a set of different circumstances sent me down a different avenue. Starting with the generosity of Ann Marie Brown, from Elkhart, Indiana, who would send me numerous original letters and documents she had acquired from American thrift shops or auction houses. Then a twist of fate as my partner Lex, an English teacher, asked to borrow some of my prized letters to take to a high school in Norwich for Remembrance. She wanted to show pupils the importance of letter writing in a time before mobiles and laptops. Lex came back informing me that a 13-year student was moved to tears after reading some of the correspondence. This gave me the push I needed to share and save these documents of historical importance. Therefore, early in 2024 I self-published my first book “All American Letters Home”. It has been an incredible learning curve as becoming a published author was always an ambition, I never thought I could achieve. I have discovered that if you want it enough, have passion, drive, motivation, work hard, and the support of family and friends, dreams really can come true.

My goal is to create a continuing project of Remembrance. To educate people of all ages, aided with the use of original letters, documents, interviews and photographs.