A TOP Army general who wrestled with PTSD made a heartfelt plea to troops to “look after each other” amid fears more may take their own lives.
General Sir Patrick Sanders wrote to every soldier in the Rifles.
It came after the deaths of Colour Serjeant Matt Pascoe and Lance Corporal Andy Francis, 30, brought the regiment’s toll to 12 since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
General Sanders, 54, said asking for help was “the brave and the right thing to do”.
He wrote: “Tragically Matt and Andy are not the first Riflemen we have lost in this manner and despite all that the Army and regiment have now been doing for some time, I fear they will not be the last.”
Gen Sanders — tipped to be Chief of Defence Staff — earlier revealed he contemplated suicide.
