Wounded Adam given £15 a week

Steve Davies and his ex-wife Wendy have been fighting for three years for justice for their son Adam, who was shot by a colleague standing just 12ft away.

Adam, aged 21, was discharged from the Army four weeks ago on medical grounds.

But the Army denied liability and gave Adam a pension of just £15 a week following the accident, which happened three years ago at Tidworth Barracks in Wiltshire.

The former North Bromsgrove High School pupil, who was 18 at the time of the accident, was on guard at the barracks with Pte Alan Hall.

"Obviously, I thought Alan was joking when he said 'do I have permission to shoot you'," said Adam, formerly with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment.

"So I said 'yes', and he then pulled the trigger.

"The bullet went into my left thigh, severed an artery, broke in two and then came out the other side."

The injured teenager spent four days fighting for his life in intensive care and weeks in hospital in Salisbury while doctors battled to save his leg.

"In my opinion, the Army has failed my son," said Mr Davies, of Mosel Drive.

"This act has ruined my son's life. Outwardly, at present, he's not too bad, but I fear for his future."

After the ordeal, as well as his pension, Adam was given a £2,400 payoff.

But the Ministry of Defence insisted the Army was not responsible, and refused to pay him compensation.

Pte Hall was court martialled, jailed and thrown out of the Army.

"Nothing will make up for the damage that has been done," said Adam, who now lives with his mum in Kidderminster.

"I've lost my career and my future in the Army and I will suffer problems with my leg for the rest of my life. It's my worst nightmare."

A spokeswoman for the MoD said: "He will almost certainly get a war pension on medical grounds, but the War Pension Agency could not start processing his claim until he was formerly discharged from the Army."

n Adam Davies before the accident.

AN angry Droitwich dad is battling with the Army to win compensation for his son who was shot in the leg by a fellow soldier.

Steve Davies and his ex-wife Wendy have been fighting for three years for justice for their son Adam, who was shot by a colleague standing just 12ft away.

Adam, aged 21, was discharged from the Army four weeks ago on medical grounds.

But the Army denied liability and gave Adam a pension of just £15 a week following the accident, which happened three years ago at Tidworth Barracks in Wiltshire.

The former North Bromsgrove High School pupil, who was 18 at the time of the accident, was on guard at the barracks with Pte Alan Hall.

"Obviously, I thought Alan was joking when he said 'do I have permission to shoot you'," said Adam, formerly with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment.

"So I said 'yes', and he then pulled the trigger.

"The bullet went into my left thigh, severed an artery, broke in two and then came out the other side."

The injured teenager spent four days fighting for his life in intensive care and weeks in hospital in Salisbury while doctors battled to save his leg.

"In my opinion, the Army has failed my son," said Mr Davies, of Mosel Drive.

"This act has ruined my son's life. Outwardly, at present, he's not too bad, but I fear for his future."

After the ordeal, as well as his pension, Adam was given a £2,400 payoff.

But the Ministry of Defence insisted the Army was not responsible, and refused to pay him compensation.

Pte Hall was court martialled, jailed and thrown out of the Army.

"Nothing will make up for the damage that has been done," said Adam, who now lives with his mum in Kidderminster.

"I've lost my career and my future in the Army and I will suffer problems with my leg for the rest of my life. It's my worst nightmare."

A spokeswoman for the MoD said: "He will almost certainly get a war pension on medical grounds, but the War Pension Agency could not start processing his claim until he was formerly discharged from the Army."

n Adam Davies before the accident.