David J. Roche's origins trace back to a British Military Hospital in Kluang, Malaysia, where he entered the world in 1964. His father, John Roche, dedicated an impressive 34 years of service to the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), attaining the rank of Major. Likewise, his mother, Audrey, contributed as a devoted nurse in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. Inevitably, it seemed, David followed in his parents' footsteps, enlisting in the British Army at a mere seventeen years of age. For thirteen years, he dutifully served in the RAMC as a Combat Medical Technician, ascending to the respected rank of Staff Sergeant.