General Article 'I lost my leg in Iraq'

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Sergeant Mark Sutcliffe works at Selly Oak Hospital supporting injured military personnel. Three years ago he was a patient there himself when he lost a leg in Iraq.

Sergeant Sutcliffe, 29, from Peterborough, joined the army at 17, becoming a member of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, known as ‘The Poachers’ (part of the Desert Rats). He worked in Cyprus, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone and was then posted to Iraq in 2006.

After he lost his leg in combat, two goals ...

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