A FORMER Royal Welsh commander from Crymych is one of five wounded veterans taking part in The Walk of Britain.

Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Hill is attempting to cover 1,000 miles of the UK mainland, starting in Scotland on August 21 and finishing in London on October 31 to raise awareness and funds for the Walking with the Wounded (WWTW) charity.

Lt Col Hill suffered a traumatic brain injury after an explosion in Afghanistan in 2009. He spent two and a half years in rehabilitation and suffers from a lack of functioning skills, which led to him being medically discharged in 2012.

The Walk of Britain team will be engaging with the local communities to highlight the extraordinary determination of wounded personnel. They will be joined by other wounded personnel each week in different parts of the country, as well as Prince Harry who is the patron of WWTW. Over the past five years the Prince has helped injured servicemen and women trek to the North Pole, the South Pole and up Mount Everest.

Speaking at trek’s launch on March 18, Prince Harry said: “The challenge we are launching today, although closer to home, is no less formidable in scale.”

Lt Col Hill said: “I have become the opposite of what I was, from commanding hundreds, potentially thousands of soldiers, to where I am now in a position where I do struggle to manage myself.”

Prince Harry has urged the public to go and meet the veterans who are taking part in the trek and hear about their stories.

To keep up to date with The Walk of Britain, visit www.endeavourfund.co.uk/endeavours/walk-of-britain/