John "Brummie" Stokes
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John Henry "Brummie" Stokes MBE BEM was born in 1945 in Hamstead, just outside Birmingham. At the age of seventeen he became a military man and after three years service with the Royal Green Jackets he enlisted into the S.A.S regiment. During the next 23 years, he was to take part in active duty all over the world including the Falkland Islands, and was several times decorated.
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[edit] The SAS
Brummie was awarded a British Empire Medal for his nineteen years work in the SAS.
[edit] Climbing Mount Everest
1984 found him climbing on the north face of Everest (having proved himself by climbing Mount McKinley in Alaska) tragically, an avalanche was to wipe out advanced base camp, killing one of the members and injuring several others. Brummie himself suffered a broken neck.
[edit] Charity work
In 1991 Brummie founded the "Taste for Adventure Centre" which he runs along with his wife Lynn and a team of qualified staff. "Taste for Adventure Centre" is a registered Charity and an outdoor activity centre for less privileged children. Brummie was awarded an MBE in recognition of his work in 2004.
[edit] References
Soldiers & Sherpas' A Taste For Adventure by J H "Brummie Stokes
[edit] External links
- Taste for Adventure Website. Charity website set up by Brummie Stokes.
