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Steve Smith

My Frontline Walk 2025

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My FLW 2025 - Remembering Fallen Royal Signals Soldiers

During this 30 mile challenge I will be remembering Royal Signals soldiers who have lost their lives during all conflicts since my Corps was formed [1920]. I intend to visit the graves of fallen Royal Signals members throughout all historical and more recent conflicts to pay my respects, learning a little about the person who sacrificed everything for our Country and their comrades.

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My Updates

Day 20 - My Final Walk today

My final Day - so I planted my ABF Remembrance cross at a new memorial location in Portsmouth - it’s a Tri- Service memorial - which I found very peaceful and special on a cold & sunny day, now I’ve found it, I will return again ❤️🥾🎖️🥶☀️

DAY 14 - FLW 25 Westminster Abbey

40 Miles complete & £264 raised this time around; £6700 raised overall. Our visit to Westminster Abbey Remembrance Garden to view the ABF plot and see our friend MOSE’s Remembrance cross. Thanks for the support ❤️🥾🎖️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Day 14 - Westminster Abbey Remembrance Garden

Day 14 - My FLW 25 - Westminster Remembrance Garden Today we braved Storm Claudia and ventured into ‘that there London’👍 I have completed my final few miles to clock up the 40 mile target - with a visit to London and a walk from Victoria to Westminster 🥾 We (my wife and I) have the ABF Fundraising Army and especially Louisa to thank for helping us remember our friend ‘MOSE’ who died in 2016. The Poppy Factory created a Remembrance Cross for MOSE (Mark Anthony Frank Moseley) who served with me in the ROYAL SIGNALS for over a decade; So, today we came to visit his cross; The Bells started peeling and rain stopped for a few minutes, which was a nice touch for our visit ❤️ RIP MOSE - Certa Cito ❤️

Day 13 - My FLW 25 - The Yomper - Southsea

Day 13 - My FLW25 - Portsmouth. Today I visited ‘The Yomper’ a magnificent statue of a Royal Marine located on the Portsmouth sea front (Southsea). Not wearing a poppy, but my favourite 11.11.11 rugby shirt which is full of poppies and remembrance, plus a FLW cap; I walked along the sea front having parked up 2 miles from the statue to walk in the sunny November morning breeze. Today I am remembering WO2 LEE HOPKINS ROYAL SIGNALS, who was killed with members of the Royal Marines 539 Assault Squadron and an Intelligence Corp officer whilst on a joint river patrol in IRAQ; RIP Certa Cito 🥾❤️🎖️

DAY 12 - My FLW 25 - GOSPORT FALKLANDS MEMORIAL

DAY 12 - My FLW 25 - Gosport Falklands War Memorial - Commemorating Type 42 Navy Losses. Today a short walk into my home town - a mild and warm November day. Today I am remembering 502379 LT JIM (James) BARRY - ROYAL SIGNALS (2 PARA Platoon Commander) KIA Goose Green on 28/05/1982 during the Falklands War; his memorial information it states that he was cut down by machine gun fire after returning from trying to negotiate a ceasefire with opposing Argentinian Troops. ❤️🎖️🥾RIP Certa Cito ❤️ [I reached my fundraising target and exceed my 30 mile target, so I’m adding another 10 miles; watch this space - tomorrow I am off somewhere special to remember a special person]

Day 11 - My FLW25 - SIG LEONARD GROTIER

Day 11 - My FLW25 - 11:11:25 Today I arrived at the Hollybrook Military cemetery plot at 10:40 - I’m sitting on a bench near the small plot of CWGC graves in quiet contemplation while my wife visits Hospital nearby. It’s just me and the autumn wind blowing in the trees, it’s very peaceful ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇩🇪 There is a mixture of 150 Allied and German Graves nestled in a quiet corner of a huge Southampton cemetery. Today I will be remembering 14513820 SIGNALMAN LEONARD CHRISTOPHER GROTIER who died on D-Day. He landed on OMAHA BEACH with 16 Air Formation Signals, he was providing vital communications to support Allied Radar interception of enemy aircraft during the initial landings. RIP Certa Cito ❤️🥾🎖️ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM 🎖️

Day 8 - My FLW25 - Remembrance Cross

Day 8 - MyFLW25 - Re-visited Netley CWWG Military cemetery; As per my mission statement to remember Royal Signals soldiers lost since our Corp was formed in 1920, there are 2 ROYAL SIGNALS fallen soldiers resting peacefully in Netley, it’s a sunny November morning, so a nice calm place to visit ❤️🥾🎖️ 🎖️ SIGNALMAN W MCDONNELL - 17 MARCH 1921 - RIP Certa Cito 🎖️ LIEUTENANT GEC MAYNARD - 26 JANUARY 1943 - RIP Certa Cito I’m up to £170 & 19 Miles walked so far against my targets 🥾; My Remembrance Cross is filling up slowly with the locations I visit 👍

DAY 5 - LT GORDON ROYCE - Lost D-Day 1944

RIP Certa Cito

Day 5 - FORT NELSON - Standing With Giants

Day 5 - My FLW25 - Standing With Giants D-Day Commemoration. Today I re-visited Royal Armouries Fort Nelson to pay my respects to the 1745 British forces personnel lost on D-Day; The whole outside area of the Fort were covered by black silouttes. I wore my FLW cap for the first time. I’ll share a few photo’s and videos of my visit today - it was very busy and fully booked up, which is good to know 👍; I clocked up another couple of miles towards my 30 mile goal by walking around the SWG display. Today I am specifically remembering 281285 Lieutenant GORDON ROYLE - 6 Airborne Division Signals - he parachuted into Ranville and was KIA within a few hours of landing - RIP Certa Cito ❤️🎖️🥾

DAY 4 - GOSPORT VETERANS WALKING GROUP

Tri-Service walking Group at D-Day Memorial, Stokes Bay

DAY 4 - SIGNALMAN JOHN HARRIS - LOST D-DAY 1944

Certa Cito RIP

Day 4 - Gosport D-Day Memorial

Day 4 FLW25 - Gosport Veterans Walking club; A nice 2 mile walk along the coastline with some local veterans - a few ex Falklands Vets (Service with the Para’s & HMS Sheffield); 👌 Today Remembering 14328960 SIGNALMAN JOHN HARRIS, who died of wounds inflicted during the Normandy Beach landings on D-Day 1944; I stopped at the Sea front D-Day Memorial to remember John for a few moments during our walk. 🥾🎖️❤️ Certa Cito

DAY 3 - 264 (SAS) & 216 (PARA) SIGNALLERS lost May 1982 FALKLANDS WAR

My FLW25 Day 3 - Blandford Camp [Royal Signals Museum] - I walked a few miles around the various displays; The Museum recognises some of the unique specialist roles throughout recent history; Today I am remembering the 7 members of my Corps who were Special Forces Communicators from 264 Signal Squadron (SAS) & 216 Para Signal Squadron lost during the Falklands War on May 19th 1982 in the fatal Sea King Helicopter crash. A marble memorial plaque is located on Portsmouth Harbour wall - I visit it regularly on my ABF walks. Certa Cito and RIP Brothers. ❤️🥾🎖️

FLW Beanie

SIGNALMAN DAVID COLQUHOUN - LOST D-DAY 1944

Certa Cito RIP

Day 1/2 - BRISTOL WAR MEMORIAL

My first FLW25 weekend was spent in the fine City of Bristol, mainly watching Rugby; I managed to clock up a few miles towards my challenge and made sure I located a WW1 / WW2 memorial on one of our routes to watch either live or televised egg chasing 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I wore my Front line Walk beanie and took a few moments to remember SIGNALMAN 3248522 DAVID COLQUHOUN - An Airborne Signaller from 6 Airborne Division who was lost on D-Day 1944 [RIP] Certo Cito 🥾🎖️ — at Bristol war memorial.

My FLW 25 - Prep

I’m getting my stuff ready for the start of ‘My FLW 25’ in November - various headdress, either earned or purchased from the ABF shop; 2 x wool poppies - for my jackets/walks - the right hand side was knitted in 2022 by the legend that is Terry W’s Mum (I seem to remember) the left hand poppy bought from the RBL this month. Good luck to the whole cohort, wrap up warm and keep dry ❤️🥾🎖️

Signed up for 30 Miles

FLW25 - 30 Miles locked in!

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