Soldiers to march 100 miles in memory of boys who died after being pulled from icy lake
The march is in memory of Jack Johnson, Finlay and Samuel Butler and Thomas Stewart, who died after falling into Babbs Mill LakeA group of soldiers are set to march more than 100 miles in memory of four boys who died after being pulled from an icy lake.
Sgt Brad Hawkins and others from The Royal Hussars will include Babbs Mill Lake on their fundraising journey for Birmingham Children's Hospital. On their way to Solihull from their base in Tidworth, Wiltshire, they will take in Swindon, Burford and Warwick.Finlay Butler, eight, his younger brother Samuel, six, their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, and another boy, Jack Johnson, 10,Sgt Hawkins, who said he used to play at the lake as a child, explained the soldiers had been affected by what happened.
Starting on Sunday, the group will march 20 miles a day, stopping off to camp in towns along their route before being joined by some of the boys' family on Friday, for the last mile."We'll also be carrying a teddy bear from our regiment to place down for the boys," Sgt Hawkins said. "People don't get to see this side of soldiers much, but it has affected us all and we just want to do what we can."
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