14-year-old Ben O’Donnell was just a baby when his dad, WO2 Gary O'Donnell, was killed in action while on tour in Afghanistan. This Remembrance, Ben shares what remembering his dad means to him and how support from Scotty’s Little Soldiers continues to help him during this time of pain and pride.
Erin was only three months old when her dad, LCpl Ross Nicholls, was killed in Afghanistan. Growing up with no memories of him has been difficult for Erin, who has had to rely on other people to help her form a picture of the man her dad was. She joined Scotty’s Little Soldiers in 2011, a year …
Before Luca-Beau was born, her dad, CSgt Jamie Pallister, died by suicide. Growing up without him by her side has been incredibly difficult for Luca-Beau, and without any memories of her dad she has relied on stories other people have told her to feel connected to him. Luca-Beau joined Scotty’s …
LNN Thomas Bovington was a hugely devoted father and husband with a passion for the outdoors. His love of adventure and desire to help people led to him to join the Royal Navy aged 24, where he became Leading Naval Nurse. On the 9th of September 2016, Tom died very suddenly of a genetic heart …
Elizabeth and Isabelle were just babies when their dad, Leading Naval Nurse Thomas Bovington, died very suddenly of a genetic heart condition. Elizabeth, aged two, was left with precious few memories of him. Isabelle, just 11 months old, was too young to remember anything and relies on stories …
When Scott Plant signed up for the Welsh 3000s, he had no idea he was about to take on the hardest hike in the UK. The challenge – to climb 15 mountains in 24 hours with no transport – sounds almost impossible. But with Scotty’s Little Soldiers at the front of his mind, he completed it, raising …
