Sherren was born in 1872 in
Weymouth, Dorset. His father was a printer and publisher. Sherren attended
Weymouth College. He went to sea and became a
Master Mariner before continuing his education at
London Hospital Medical College. He trained and worked as a surgeon at
The London Hospital. In 1901, Sherren agreed to surgically divide two nerves in the arm of colleague
Henry Head so that they could study the evolution of Head's recovery. Sherren and Head published three books together, one of them also co-authored by
W. H. R. Rivers. Sherren served with the
War Office during
World War I and rose to the rank of colonel. He was appointed a
CBE designation in 1919. In the mid-1920s, Sherren quit his hospital practice to become a
ship's surgeon. He died in 1945 at
Broadstone, Dorset after an extended illness. His survivors included his widow, three sons, and two daughters. ==Legacy==