This is the statement issued by Military Lawyer, Christopher Hill “I am pleased to confirm that today at the hearing a the Colchester Court Martial Centre, the Judge Advocate General granted Bale Baleiwai leave to appeal against his conviction out of time. It is this conviction that the UKBA are using to refuse his application […]
Tuesday, 24th July. Three days after Fijian-born L/Cpl Isimeli ( ‘Bale’) Baleawai’s story hit the streets – the letters, cheques and phone calls keep on coming. Kim, Bale and their two children are just one of the many families being helped by Veterans Aid because of Citizenship and Leave to Remain issues. In Bale’s case […]
THIRTEEN years service, five operational tours, four medals – and a fifth offered alongside news from the Home Office that he has to leave the UK. Bale and Kim Baleiwai came to the charity Veterans Aid in despair – and help to bring their plight to public attention. The Sunday Telegraph, BBC Radio 4 and […]
John Bryant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WBbSSlwc7Q John was just a young man when he joined the Army and yet he has seen service on the frontline in Afghanistan and been under fire. Veterans Aid is helping him adjust to civilian life. Stan Constable Stan Constable was one of the few who stayed behind to allow the many to […]
Some interesting research published this month in “The Street to Home Report” and Professor Ian Palmer’s paper profiling “The First 150 Ex-Service Personnel Seen By MAP” (Published in The Psychiatrist – TBC). Ian, in addition to being Head of the Medical Assessment Programme for UK Veterans, is VA’s honorary Psychiatric Advisor. The reports’ respective findings […]
Former soldier Sean Staines came to Veterans Aid for help when he found his life falling apart – he was not in good shape. Today he lives in the charity’s New Belvedere House hostel where he is rediscovering his love of art. A few days ago he was invited to lunch with the Queen […]
