Hero of Afghanistan is honoured

Saturday 24th October 2009, 9:15AM BST.

 L-R: Jill Murphy from Castle Bromwich (mother of RFL Joseph Murphy) Jane Whitehouse from Walsall (mother of Corporal: Jonathan Horne), Lucy Aldridge from Herefordshire (mother of RFL William Aldridge, Sharon Backhouse from Castleford (mother of RFL James Backhouse).  At the back are soldiers L-R: Dwayne Wolfe 24 from Coleshill, Ryan Walker 23 from Water Orton (Birmingham),  Jake Ashmore 18 from Bentley, Brendan Percival 23 from West London, Sean Kirkham 24 from Erdington.The mothers of soldiers killed on the same day as a West Midland serviceman attended a fundraiser held in his honour.

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