War veteran Mark Harding travelled to France this week to walk in the footsteps of those who served in World War Two. 

The army veteran who has spent several years raising money for military causes was in northern France, along with other veterans. 

Whilst serving in Afghanistan Mark was severely injured after being shot in the neck. 

Doctors told him that he'd never walk again but he was able to regain some of his mobility and now sets himself fundraising challenges. 

Most recently he walked the length of the country from John O'Groats to Lands’ End to raise money for Scotty's Little Soldiers, a charity that supports bereaved military children. 

Mr Harding said: "I went over to France and The Soldiers Charity that I'm involved with do the Front-Line Walk.

"We started in Normandy and walked a 60-mile distance, I went down to London and met up with the charity and then we crossed the border to France. 

"The sacrifice that the soldiers made during World War Two is unbelievable. 

"There were 21 of us that went over, and it was to walk in the footsteps of all the allied soldiers who liberated France in 1944. 

"We started off at Merville Battery and to put it into perspective there are four bunkers there. 

"600 British soldiers went to take their position and by the time they'd taken their position, there was only 75 soldiers left. 

"There was so much history, and, on the walk, we were all walking towards the different beaches. 

"On the final day, we went to the Normandy memorial for the British soldiers who lost their lives and paid the ultimate sacrifice. 

"We had a service, and it was quite humbling because we were told by the historian that in the first wave of soldiers that landed on Omaha beach, there were 60,000 soldiers killed."

Mark explained that in perspective there are now 68,000 people in the British military, meaning that if a similar thing were to happen today there would only be 8,000 British soldiers left in the entire military force.