One MP said the tragedy of SSgt Ferguson should be “a catalyst for change” and another called for a specialist new mental health centre. Now SSgt Ferguson’s widow Sammi is calling on the MoD and Government to take responsibility for the surge in suicides. As a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps he went on to serve with the SAS between 2008 and 2012. During the mission soldier Mathew Talbot, 22, of the Coldstream Guards, was trampled by a rogue elephant and SSgt Ferguson fought desperately but in vain for two hours to keep him alive. SSgt Ferguson volunteered to serve as a medic in the SAS and passed a rigorous special forces course known as Black Serpent in 2008.

Source: Daily Mirror June 27, 2020 18:25 UTC