Captain Alex Biddulph of 26th Regiment, Royal Artillery has published a book of sketches he drew while on an operational tour in Afghanistan earlier this year.
Captain Biddulph grew up in Staffordshire and joined the Army in 2007, commissioning into the Royal Artillery. He has deployed twice to Afghanistan. On his second tour he was among the handful of troops to leave Helmand Province on the final day of combat operations. He is currently based in Gütersloh, Germany.
‘Drawing the Front Line’ is a collection of sights that he recorded in between patrols as a way of relaxing. Proceeds of the book will be split between Blesma and ABF: The Soldier’s Charity.
Alex says: "The book came about after I sketched as a means of passing time between patrols. By the end of the 6 month tour I had amassed a book full. Following encouragement from others I decided to publish and saw this as an opportunity to also help raise money for charity."
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national charity for all limbless service men and women, their widows and dependants. It was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932.