Sgt Steve Perry with his wife Debbie, son Alfie and new born baby daughter Katie in Watford. British soldier Steve had dashed home from the Gulf to see his baby being born and arrived at the hospital still in combat gear missing the birth by just hours. *..Sgt Perry was given last minute leave from his unit in Kuwait on Saturday and had no time to change his clothes or to call home to say he was coming. Steve, 32, was oblivious that his wife Debbie, 31, had gone into labour two days early and was having an emergency caesarian.