A BRAVE South Yorkshire soldier who suffered horrific injuries in Afghanistan is to be part of a star-studded charity appeal for his wounded colleagues on Tuesday.
Rifleman Craig Wood, from Doncaster, was blown up on patrol and lost both legs and a hand, aged just 18.
He will be telling his story on Help For Heroes Day, a full day of broadcasting by Real Radio owners GMG Radio, for the charity which is setting up a network of recovery centres across the UK, providing practical, direct support for Britain's wounded soldiers.
Music superstars Cheryl Cole, Robbie Williams, Alexandra Burke, Alesha Dixon and The Stereophonics will take part with messages of support.
X Factor judge Simon Cowell and reformed 80s band Spandau Ballet will be guests on Chris Tarrant's 9am to 11am show on the GMG Radio network which includes Real Radio, Smooth Radio, 106.1 Rock Radio and 96.3 Rock Radio.
Auction prizes include tickets for the X Factor, a visit to Jenson Button's Brawn GP factory and the chance to have a personal performance of debut album Coming Home by new trio The Soldiers.
Chris Tarrant said: "Help for Heroes is a great charity doing a great job to help our injured service personnel and an excuse to team up with the guys at GMG to have some fun on the radio again."
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