A 96-YEAR-OLD war hero who suffered "severe anxiety and distress" when he was held by the Nazis has received an emergency grant to allow him to remain in his own home.
Robbie Clark, one of Britain's oldest surviving prisoners of war - and one of the few British soldiers to survive Hitler's 1000-mile death march - has been given the emergency grant through the Help for Heroes quick reaction fund.
Having spent his savings on home care, Clark, from London, faced being forced from his home of 46 years into residential care, something he said would "remind me of being a prisoner of war".
However, Help for Heroes has intervened with a short-term grant.
Clark is blind, deaf in one ear and dependent on a wheelchair.
Linda Walton, head of grants at Help for Heroes, said: "We will do everything we can to ensure Robbie gets the support he deserves."
More than £2,500 has also been donated on a JustGiving fundraising page.
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