Complex sentence: The family moved between Malta, Egypt and Germany, following Green's father wherever he was stationed and as a result, Green spent "a lot of the very young days in army barracks" and "missed out on secondary and further education".
Split into simpler sentences: The family moved between Malta, Egypt and Germany, following Green's father wherever he was stationed. As a result, Green spent "a lot of (her) very young days in army barracks" and "missed out on secondary and further education".