Regiment to march through Abingdon (From Herald Series)

Regiment to march through Abingdon

9:00am Thursday 4th October 2007

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SOLDIERS from Dalton Barracks, near Abingdon, recently returned from a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, will march through the town's streets tomorrow for a Thanksgiving service at St Helen's Church.

The 400 soldiers of 4 Logistic Support Regiment will assemble outside the Guildhall at 10.30am, where they will meet town mayor Lorraine Oates and the Vale of White Horse District Council vice-chairman Alison Rooke.

From the Guildhall, the soldiers will march along East St Helen Street to the church for a service conducted by the vicar, the Rev Dr Charles Miller.

The parade will be led by the station commander, Colonel David Kelly, and the regiment's commanding officer, Lt Col Darrell Amison. Mrs Oates said: "The Army at Dalton Barracks was given the Freedom of the town last year and I welcome this event.

"The soldiers have returned safely from a very dangerous part of the world and deserve our thanks.

More than 1,000 troops stationed at Dalton Barracks have served and continue to serve in Afghanistan and Iraq. 4LSR is back home and, in November, another 500 troops deployed in Iraq with 3LSR will begin their return.

The regiment lost Sgt Mark Stansfield, 32, from Bicester, who died in hospital from injuries he received in an accident involving a forklift truck while carrying out security checks at an ammunition supply point at Basra air station.

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