Over 12 months ago we launched a community project to build a life size bronze statue of C/Sgt Watchman V as a memorial to the Staffordshire Regiment - and to honour all the mascots and handlers that have served the regiment. The statue will be placed in Tamworth castle grounds.

The fundraising for the statue is complete and it is being made, with a view to be installed in the autumn. The base the statue will be mounted on is also being constructed by veterans and you can see an early 3D scan of the statue below.

As part of the memorial we are placing engraved bricks around the base featuring the names of Staffords who have died on deployment since the end of the Second World War.

Please help us raise £1000 to fund the special bricks and help us build a lasting tribute to soldiers of the Staffordshire Regiment and 3 Mercian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.

All funds raised will held by Community Together CIC (a not for profit community interest company).

You can find out the latest information about the project at www.facebook.com/watchmanstaffordshire

You can see examples of the bricks below.

The names are being confirmed and researched by volunteers, currently the list of names for memorial is -

Op Herrick

WO2 Ian Fisher

Pte Gareth Bellingham

Op Telic

Pte Johnathon Wysoczan

2Lt Richard Shearer

Pte Leon Spicer

Pte Phillip Hewett

Op Granby

Pte Carl Moult

Pte Shaun Taylor

Op Banner

Pte Mark Mason

L Cpl Stephen Anderson

2LT Michael Simpson

Sgt Dean Oliver

Pte Christopher Shenton

Pte Wayne Smith

S Sgt John Morrell

Pte Carl Baskeyfield

Cyprus Emergency

Pte William Asprey

Pte Raymond Banks

Pte Cyril Hewitt

Pte Sidney Ingram

Germany 69-08

Pte Michael Cawley

Cpl John Barnett

Pte Chinder Pal

Cpl John Perkins

Pte Neil Woolley

Aden Emergency

Major M.J. Pearman

Suez Emergency

Pte D Fletcher

Pte G Butler

Hong Kong

Pte Alastair Bale

Palestine 45-48

Pte Herbert Beeston

Pte Frederick Boulby

Pte Jack Finney

Pte Stanley Pearce

Pte Douglas Williams

Kenya

Pte Brown

Pte T. Jones

Korea

Pte William Arthur Heath

Cpl Ronald Leyland

Pte Joseph Sharpe

Plus former mascots

Boxer (The first mascot)

Watchman I

Watchman II

Watchman III

Watchman IV

If you know of any more names that should be included please do get in touch.