A former Royal Regiment of Fusiliers officer took a sombre tab from the Scottish Borders to central London in memory of military colleagues lost to suicide.
Retired lieutenant colonel Andy Marriott embarked on the 420-mile trek to raise funds for a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum to those who have taken their own lives.
The gruelling three-week walk was also a tribute to troops who experienced health issues after taking anti-malaria drug Larium (melfloquine).
Having served on global ops during 35 years of service, the 70-year-old said suicide victims had been left “in a remembrance form of no-man’s-land”. He wanted to ensure they were properly honoured.
Marriott added: “They did serve; they were prepared to do what the rest of us were prepared to do when we signed up – we are going to bring them in from the cold.”
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