Freedom of Doncaster for Ben Parkinson
THE UK's most injured surviving serviceman, Doncaster soldier Ben Parkinson, will be given the freedom of his home borough later this month.
Former paratrooper Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson will be bestowed the honour in a special ceremony at the town’s Mansion House on August 14. The inspirational soldier, who was made an MBE in 2015, lost both legs and suffered more than 40 injuries in a bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2006.
A Doncaster Council spokesperson said: “This honour will allow Doncaster residents to offer recognition and endorsement of his bravery, fighting spirit, total selflessness, determination and his ability to inspire young and old alike with a passion and a need to meet every adversity and challenge, overcome it and move on.”