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Roger Stakemire

The Frontline Walk 2024: The Western Front

I'm taking part in the Frontline Walk: The Western Front. I'll be trekking 100km following in the footsteps of those who fought on the Somme and Passchendaele battlefields during the First World War

I'll be doing this to commemorate the sacrifices made by those who fought in WWI whilst helping to support the soldiers and veterans of today.

It will be a physically and emotionally tough challenge, but I'm doing it all for a great cause: ABF The Soldiers' Charity, the National Charity of the British Army. They support soldiers, veterans and their families when they need it most.

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Having heard of the walk via a podcast 'Tales From the Battlefield' hosted by Terry Whenham I decided that 2024 will be my first walk in support of the ABF. I'm an Army Veteran who served a full career of 26 years and I'm aware of the magnificent work that the ABF carry out in support of the Army Veteran community. I consider myself fortunate to have left after 26 years, still fit and healthy and able to consider taking on such challenges, some friends I served with were not so lucky. 

I have a big interest in military history and I have visited most of the iconic sites on the Western Front battlefields either with a guided tour, battlefield studies whilst serving and also on my own when I visit on my motorbike, Ruby. However, I firmly believe that walking the terrain gives you a completely different view to absorb what happened in those fields all those years ago. 

I've also just completed the RBL run 50 miles in January, which didn't need much training, however this is something that I will need to start training for and I plan to try and prepare as much as possible in the lead up to the event. However, being a former soldier, I can also envisage not doing enough training and having to grit my teeth and keep plodding on! :D On my last trip to the battlefields I went to the French memorial at Notre Dame De Lorette even Ruby found getting up the hill challenging!   

I'm looking forward to this challenge and meeting as many of my fellow walkers during the event. 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£106.25

Roger Stakemire

£51.25

Roger Stakemire

A kind donation from a friend from the village.

£25.63

Roger Stakemire

A kind donation from a work colleague, Mr Andrew Mitchell.

£20

Greg Metcalfe

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