Gavin Anthony was born July 26, 1976 in Kingston Jamaica. Son of Thelma Nichols and Junior Anthony. He is the eldest of three boys. He relocated to the United States in 1990 arriving in Brooklyn New York eventually making his way to Florida in 1993. He held various jobs before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1997. While in the Corps he served as a Finance Clerk and finally as a Recruiter before being honorably discharged in 2005. He relocated to Texas and joined the Army in 2007 where he met his current wife. He deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He currently resides in Bamberg Germany with his wife and three children.