TODAY, soldiers will parade through the city centre to mark the 10th anniversary of the Mercian Regiment's formation.

The event will celebrate the fighting force, which incorporated a number of local regiments - including Worcestershire's - when it was created in 2007.

The march will start outside Worcester Cathedral at 11am, and end next to the Dancox House Army Reserve Centre in Pheasant Street, Worcester.

A plaque will be unveiled at the centre in memory of Private Frederick Dancox, who fought bravely for the county's regiment in World War One.

Private Dancox earned the Victoria Cross after he captured 40 German soldiers who had pinned down his battalion with machine gun fire.

However he was not able to collect the honour as he died just over a month later in November 1917.