A soldier from Abingdon who refused to return to Afghanistan and instead went AWOL from the army has been sent to prison for nine months.
Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, who was based at Dalton Barracks, joined the army in 2004, but absconded from the Royal Logistics’ Corp in 2007.
L/Cpl Glenton, who is originally from York, was absent without leave (AWOL) for two years and six days before he handed himself in to military authorities, during which he lived in south-east Asia and Australia...
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