Currently, those who have died through conditions attributed to their service are not  remembered by name anywhere in the Country. Those who have brought the battle home with them, and have later taken their lives due to CPTSD, have died as if they were killed on a battle field.

If we are saying that there is no stigma attached to mental health, then we should show that by honouring their sacrifice and their deaths with a named memorial, preferably alongside those who are currently honoured at The National Arboretum on The Armed Forces Memorial.

Equally, if someone returns from battle with physical injuries that later claim their life, they should also be honoured in the same way as if those injuries had taken their lives while on the battle field- it is no different.

Currently, only in-service deaths are automatically recorded on the Armed Forces Memorial Database however, many deaths happen in the weeks, months and years following the return from the battlefield. Mental Health conditions, in particular, sometimes take longer to manifest themselves due to the very nature of CPTSD- this does not mean they should then be ignored as a direct result of the battleground.