Veteran set for march in tribute to dad
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AN Army veteran unable to attend his father’s funeral because of Covid-19 restrictions will honour him with a 100km march carrying 25kg on his back for charity.
David Mossop, 41, originally from Whitehaven, Cumbria, was devastated he could not give a final hug to his father, Colin, 75, who himself served in the Army in the Royal Military Police Corps - as did other family members through the generations.
He said he was “devastated” that coronavirus restrictions meant he could not travel from his present home in Germany for the funeral in February.
His resulting depression came on top of his battle with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and survivor guilt after 12 years of service with the Royal Scots Guards and deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, he said.
As part of his recovery Mr Mossop has decided to focus on the extreme challenge of a solo march in 24 hours while carrying 25kg of infantry weight in a military-style Bergen rucksack.
The march will raise funds for his father’s chosen charity of Help for Heroes.
His chosen date for the challenge of Thursday, May 13 is Father’s Day in Germany, where he works for energy firm E.On.
Mr Mossop has set a fundraising target of £10,000 for his challenge.
More details can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/ fathersdaymemorialmarch