The Story of Jim

Each year, thousands of visitors and tourists descend on The Royal Hospital Chelsea, echoing a common question. 'Who are these old soldiers who, after completing their service with the army, merge back into civilian life, only to suddenly re-emerge again as a Chelsea Pensioner?' Every Chelsea pensioner has a different story to tell; this is my story.

A man who, at 89, is in his twilight years with no regrets about the path his life has followed and has the feeling that it has been a full and satisfying life.