Footballer to Prisoner of War: Johnny Sherwood's Incredible Story | Trans World Sport

3,284 views · Published 12 August 2018 · 14:10 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: Trans World Sport · 2018 · Sports

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Reading FC footballer Johnny Sherwood was on the brink of playing for England in the 1930s when WW2 broke out: he became an army sergeant instead and was captured by the Japanese in 1942. Watch his remarkable story. 

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