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Rugeley shoe box appeal for Afghan Troops
By Laurie Goode
Myself (Laurie Goode) my sons fiancée Emma Blakemore and Janette Dean have personally wrapped and packed 319 SO FAR boxes to send out to the Mercians
in Afghan. This has been made possible due to generosity of the people of Rugeley and their donations. A big thank you to
Neil Phillips of Crumbs who was collecting donations and delivering them to us. Having got a son Ashleigh Rowley-Johnson who
is in the 3 MERCIANS and is currently on tour in Afghan I know how important these boxes are to the troops and the morale.
Thank you Laurie
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THE MERCIAN EAGLE
Chelsea Pensioner
Sergeant Jim Fellows is currently our only Pensioner in the Royal Hospital at Chelsea. He arrived there in October 2011.
He served in The South Staffordshire Regiment from 1947 – 52 in Malaya, Hong Kong and UK. After he left the Army he became a civil engineer and worked in USA, Canada, the Arctic and Antarctic. Jim wears Mercian Regiment capbadge and stable belt with pride and is a wood carver and oil painter.
If anyone is in London with time to spare, please consider visiting Jim. He enjoys vists and is only too pleased to show visitors round the Royal Hospital.
