Commissioner Harry Read, 94 years young, will be fundraising for The Salvation Army's Anti Trafficking and Modern Slavery Unit as he takes part in a tandem skydive.
Harry is no stranger to a parachute. As a 20-year-old Wireless Operator in World War Two Harry was part of the Parachute Brigade landing in Normandy early on 6 June 1944, D-Day. Earlier this year Harry visited the old battlefield on an anniversary tour and this visit inspired him to look into a skydive as he'd seen veterans taking part in jumps previously. Ahead of a possible jump next June (2019) at the 75-year anniversary of D-Day, Harry decided to try a jump a little closer to home and is booked into The Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury on 14 September 2018.
In 2016, Harry was awarded France's highest honour, the Chevalier, by order of the Légion d'Honneur for the role he played in the country's liberation from the Nazis.
The money raised from this skydive will go to support the work of the Anti Trafficking and Modern Slavery Unit, in particular our international projects aiming to prevent trafficking and slavery at the source.
Harry previously served as Territorial Commander for the Australia East territory, Territorial Commander (then called British Commissioner) of the British Territory and as Chief Secretary in Canada.
If you would like to support Harry's skydive please visit his JustGiving page here.To find out more about The Salvation Army go to [ Ссылка ]
