Scotty's Little Soldiers go marching on

A CHILDREN’s charity called Scotty’s Little Soldiers has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of its support for bereaved military children.

Every year, it is estimated that 2,100 children experience the death of a parent who has served in the British Armed Forces.

Scotty’s Little Soldiers was founded by British Army widow Nikki Scott in honour of her husband, Corporal Lee Scott, who was killed in Afghanistan in July 2009. Seeing the effects that Lee’s death had on their two young children, Brooke and Kai, Nikki launched Scotty’s Little Soldiers 14 years ago, in August 2010.