GWT London Marathon

James Christy is raising money for Gurkha Welfare Trust
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London Marathon 2018 · 22 April 2018 ·

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The Gurkha Welfare Trust is the leading Gurkha charity. We provide financial, medical and community aid to relieve poverty and distress among retired Gurkha soldiers, their families and their wider communities.

Story

Dear all,

On 22 April I will be running the London Marathon carrying 20kg in a Doko basket to raise money for the Gurkha Welfare Trust.

I am fundraising in memory of Lt Edward Drummond-Baxter and LCpl Siddhanta Kunwar who were tragically killed in Afghanistan in 2012.

I am hoping to raise money in order to rebuild Shree Saraswoti Secondary School in Ramechhap District, Nepal, which was damaged during the 2015 earthquake.

I worked in A Company 1RGR where Lt Edward Drummond Baxter worked when he was killed and I now work in Support Company 1RGR which LCpl Siddhanta Kunwar worked in. Both of them left strong and lasting impressions on their friends and colleagues. Rebuilding a school in their name would be a fitting tribute to both of them. I chose the London Marathon with a Doko because it is iconic of the gruelling Doko Race all of us have to do to have the privilege of joining the Gurkhas. I will be training whilst in Kenya for 6 weeks which will be challenging!

Find out more about their story and the work being done to support a school-build in their name by visiting the website below:

www.edandsiddhanta.com


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