John Sutton was born in London in 1938 (and is relieved that his family moved) but has lived mainly in the North, Lancashire and Cheshire. Was lucky to have served in the Army in the twilight days of Empire and spent many years in the Far East (Hong Kong, Malaya, Borneo) and Germany. Worked as UK agent for a German furniture company and now retired. For the past fifeteen years has been a volunteer for a military charity.