Martyn Compton and Michelle Compton
with Marnie Summerfield Smith
Home From War
How love conquered the horrors of a soldier’s Afghan nightmare
Mainstream Publishing ( 2009)
Foreword by HRH The Duke of Cambridge
Lance Corporal Martyn Compton’s life changed dramatically when a Taliban ambush killed three of his colleagues in Helmand and left him for dead with third degree burns to 75% of his body. Bravely rescued by a comrade, he was brought back to Britain in a critical condition and endured the gruelling ordeal of countless operations. By his side throughout his on-going recovery was his loyal fiancée, Michelle. They married as soon as Martyn was fit to do so, and have now been blessed with two babies.