Help get Michael Sweeney's gravestone fixed

Guardsman Michael Sweeney is from Blyth and sadly lost his life serving his Country in Afghanistan with the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards on the Thursday 1 April 2010.

Sadly is gravestone has sunk and fell into need of repair and I have asked Art of Stone to do the work, but we need to rase £1000.

(Abit about Michael's service to his Country).

Guardsman Michael Sweeney joined the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards after training at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick. He was posted to Number 2 Company in May 2008 for a short time before being posted to Number 7 Company based in London.

In his short time in the Army Guardsman Sweeney achieved a huge amount. In June 2008 he took part in the Queen’s Birthday Parade followed by a jungle exercise in Belize later that same year. With a short turnaround in the UK he then deployed to Kenya in January 2009 for an extended exercise before returning to London to take part, once again, in the Queen’s Birthday Parade.

Surrounding his time in Number 7 Company was the knowledge that he would most likely deploy to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 11 and he therefore participated in elements of the battalion’s pre-deployment training. In December 2009 Guardsman Sweeney was posted back to the 1st Battalion and deployed to Helmand province.

Guardsman Sweeney was posted to Number 2 Platoon in Number 1 Company based in Patrol Base 4 in the Babaji Area of Operations. He deployed on the full range of complex combat operations. As well as conducting daily patrols he was involved in the security of checkpoints near his patrol base.

Guardsman Sweeney aspired to join the Signal Platoon on return from this tour and then attend a Junior Non-Commissioned Officer cadre. He was a young but very motivated Guardsman who thrived in the environs of Helmand province. He was a highly likeable and respected member of a very close-knit company.

Guardsman Sweeney was aged 19 and came from Blyth in Northumberland. 

So please if you can help in anyway, dig deep and help.