Iron Guardsmen raise over £19,700 for the ABF

Team member Major Hazard, Team Leader Captain
Westropp and Gdsm NeirinButler hand a cheque to
London Regional Fundraising Director Colonel John
Ross at Wellington Barracks

A team of Welsh Guardsmen cycled, kayaked and ran more than 1,300 miles across Europe raising more than £19,700 for the Army Benevolent Fund, and £15,000 for other charities including SAMA 82 (Wales).

Ten athletes from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards completed an endurance triathlon that took them from their Theatre of operations in Bosnia, back home to their base in London. The event raised vital funds for the Army Benevolent Fund, South Atlantic Medal Association and Everyman.

The team set off from Bosnia on St David's Day, to cycle 1,200 miles to France before kayaking across the English Channel and running the equivalent of three marathons in three days before reaching their London barracks on 31 March.

After taking part in the commemorative 25th Anniversary Remembrance Service of The Falkland Island Campaign on 17 June, the team then cycled to Bangor. The route wound its way up the length of Wales, visiting schools, youth clubs and cadet forces.

The Ironguardsman team reaches the triathlon finishing line in
London

Colonel John Ross, ABF Regional Fundraising Director for London, received a cheque for part of the donations from the team at Wellington Barracks.