Former Army officer David Carter will attempt to walk 68 miles in just 28 hours to raise money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Mr Carter served for 22 years in the Army, spending seven in Northern Ireland and undertaking tours of Kosovo, Zaire, Cyprus, Berlin, Sierra Leone and Iraq. Now employed as a driver and maintenance officer for the Bishop of Exeter, he is also vice-chair and standard bearer of the Paignton Branch of the British Legion. On Friday, June 18 and the following day he will take part in a sponsored march around British Legion locations and war memorials, laying 17 wreaths.
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