WWI Tommy statue put up in Aylesbury and Buckingham

The memorial has been erected in Aylesbury and Buckingham respectively, after the housebuilder, Barratt David Wilson Homes, partnered with the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) to encourage residents to remember fallen soldiers from the First World War.

In Aylesbury, the housebuilder has installed one of the RBLI’s iconic Tommy Club figures outside the Sales and Marketing Suite in its Orchard Green village at Kingsbrook, with the Buckingham statue being placed at its St Rumbold’s Fields development.

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One of the Tommy Statues

The full-size silhouette of ‘Tommy’, the term used for a common soldier in the British Army, complete with a helmet and bayonet, was installed ahead of Victory in Europe Day celebrations on the May 8.

The figure will commemorate the lives of soldiers who fought in WWI, and thank the veterans of today.

Karly Williams, Sales and Marketing Director for Barratt David Wilson North Thames said: “We are proud to give our very own ‘Tommy’ a home in our Orchard Green village at Kingsbrook, and are pleased to do our part to show our gratitude to Armed Forces veterans, many of whom live locally in Aylesbury.

“We are always working to support active and former Service personnel, and hope that Tommy will help our residents and the local community to take a moment to commemorate those who served in the World Wars.”

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Barratt David Wilson Homes is the Tommy Club’s first corporate patron, supporting the charity with a donation of £100,000, and agreeing to purchase the figures for its developments across Buckinghamshire.

The funds raised have been used to provide jobs, homes, and mental health support for veterans across the UK.

They also revealed that a statue will be put up in their Clipstone Park development in Leighton Buzzard in neighbouring Bedfordshire.