12-year-old Logan Prior’s dad, PTE Daniel Prior, was fatally wounded while serving in Afghanistan in 2011. Logan, who had only been born the previous month, has had to grow up without his dad by his side – something that has become more impactful with every passing year. Here, Logan shares what …
Earlier this year, WO2 James Bahr, SSgt Alex Homes, Maj Craig McEwen and Capt Dylan Wallace of the Army Air Corps resolved to take on the toughest footrace on Earth – the Marathon des Sables . Over nine gruelling days in the 40-degree heat of the Moroccan Sahara, they ran 250km – the length of six …
Every Remembrance Day, the country is asked to unite in a two-minute silence honouring and paying tribute to the sacrifice made by military personnel past and present. It’s a poignant time of year for the entire country, but for those bereaved military children supported by Scotty’s Little Soldiers …
Eight-year-old Isabelle Bovington was only two weeks away from her first birthday when her dad, Leading Naval Nurse Thomas Bovington, died very suddenly of a genetic heart condition. This year, Isabelle will be the youngest person taking part in the National Service of Remembrance with Scotty’s and …
Scotty's Little Soldiers' Member Jack Rigby has marked the 10th anniversary of his father, Royal Fusilier Lee Rigby's death, by raising over £100,000 for bereaved military children and young people. Recognised for his incredible fundraising efforts for Scotty's Little Soldiers, 13-year-old Jack and …
13-year-old bereaved military child Austen Hargreaves was just seven when his dad, SSgt Christopher Hargreaves, died by suicide. Here, Austen shares what it's been like for him and his younger brother, Cooper, to grow up without their dad and how support from military charity Scotty’s Little …
