MNE Ralph Michael Hebden was an active hiker, painter and proud soldier in the Royal Marines. A member of the cadets as a child, he had wanted to join the military his whole life and served for over 12 years. During this time, he completed five tours including Iraq and Afghanistan. On the 11th of …
WO2 Yeoman of Signals (Electronic Warfare) Ian Garner was a doting father, avid walker and hardworking soldier in the Royal Corps of Signals. He served for over 20 years, during which time he completed tours of Bosnia, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and more. He loved being out in the countryside …
“Mike was a very kind, very caring man. He never got cross or moody. He was very level-headed, which I liked because he could just rationalise everything - it made life so much easier. He was reasonably reserved, but not quiet, and he always did things at his own pace and when he was ready to do …
The Scotty’s Team attended ‘Time to Reflect’ at the National Memorial Arboretum. We were loaded with bottles of bubbles, commemorative certificates, memory bricks and cuddly English bulldogs in our van – all the resources we would need to support bereaved military children and young people.
When Staff Sergeant Chris Appleby found out he and his wife, Kelly, were expecting twins he was instantly besotted. At his Army base in Iraq, Chris received a letter from Kelly telling him the exciting news that they would soon be a family of four. Chris returned home from Iraq a few months later …
For Private Martin Lamb, holding his new-born baby girl in his arms was the best moment of his life. Having been on tour in Iraq he arrived home just before his wife, Melissa, gave birth, but had to leave again when she was just two weeks old. Martin spent much of his time on tour, but when he …
