City Endeavour trek: ready for battle

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Matthew Deeprose, UK sales director at Dominion Corporate Services, tells Naomi Osinnowo about his inspiration for joining the City Endeavour North Pole trek

"He was shooting people at the age of 17 with other servicemen who had been shooting people for ten years." Such was the life of Matthew Deeprose's father when he served in the Royal Marines half a century ago. "Emotion was something that was removed from you," said Deeprose, 41. "And I'm sure it's the same today; you've got to be tough." Challenge While scores of professionals across the financial services industry have a connection with military service, few take up the challenge of a North Pole trek to raise funds. However, Deeprose has teamed up with Simon Kiley and James Gre...

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