Yesterday I visited Care for Veterans in Worthing with my brother Kerry Mayo, who serves as an ambassador for the charity. Watching him in that role made me proud—his commitment honours our family’s service, from my own years in uniform to my son who’s serving today. We spent time with Ron, a World War II…

I didn’t write The Lost Hero from a library seat. I wrote it with drill-square dust still in my bones. I joined young, passed P Company, served in the Royal Artillery through the ’90s as a signaller and driver, and learned the simple truth that carries a soldier through: do the simple things right. What…

The Lost Hero lives or dies on two hearts beating in time: a father whose memories are slipping and a son determined to hold the line. Here’s how I built them. William Clarke — “The Cost” Logline: A once-unyielding paratrooper facing dementia, William fights his last campaign against forgetting—where courage looks like letting his son…

— This morning, Sunday 9 November 2025, I laid a wreath on behalf of the Veterans Volunteer Service. The square was still, the air bright and cold, and the silence settled like a hand on the shoulder. I felt the weight of it—duty, love, the names we carry. I thought about my sister, and the…

How I Came Up With The Lost Hero There wasn’t one single “eureka” moment for this book, more a chain of small sparks that finally caught. One spark came from my own service. I joined the British Army young, passed P Company, and served in the Royal Artillery through the 1990s. Soldiering leaves you with a…