A SURVIVOR of the Tunisian terrorist attack has told how he is still suffering the psychological impact almost three years on.

Former soldier Steve Walls, 69, from Malton, who attended the unveiling of a permanent national memorial to British victims of overseas terrorism last week, has spoken in detail for the first time about his horrific experiences during the atrocity in June 2015 at the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, just north of Sousse.

He said he was diagnosed as suffering from severe post traumatic stress disorder several months after the attack, in which gunman Seifeddine Rezgui killed 38 people, including 30 British tourists.

Steve said he had undergone 20 counselling sessions to help him come to terms with his experiences.

“I get flashbacks and never a day goes by without me being back on that beach,” he said, fighting back tears.

“I can’t think how many times I have cried.

“I think you are never cured of something like that – but you can be taught how to manage the condition.”

Steve was among nearly 300 people at the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, attended by Prince Charles and politicians, including Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Mr Walls said he spoke for a couple of minutes with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, adding: “He was interested in my story.”

The memorial, entitled Still Water, is an elliptical-shaped pool surrounded by woodland.

Steve said he was also determined one day to return to the hotel and beach where the attack happened, and re-walk his footsteps from that day, when he tended to the wounded as he searched desperately for his missing wife Jacqui.

“It will be tough but it’s about finding closure,” he said.