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Remembering Trooper James Thompson, The Parachute Regiment (TA), killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Musa Qualeh area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 19thMay 2008 aged 27.
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Remembering Captain James Philippson, 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, killed during a firefight with suspected Taliban forces, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 11th June 2006 aged 29. Mark was from St Albans, Hertfordshire.
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Remembering Corporal Lloyd Newell, The Parachute Regiment, fatally wounded by small arms fire, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 16th June 2011 aged 32.
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Remembering Corporal Stephen Bolger, 1st Battalion (SFSG) The Parachute Regiment, killed in an explosion near Musa Qualeh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 30th May 2009 aged 30. Stephen was from Cromer, Norfolk.
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Remembering Private Jeff Doherty, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed in action, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 12th June 2008, aged 20.
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Remembering Private Francis Slough, 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, killed during the Battle on Wireless Ridge, Falkland Islands on the 14th June 1982 aged 19.
#Falklands
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Remembering Lance Corpl James Ashworth VC 1st Bn The Grenadier Guards, killed in action Nahr-E-Saraj district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 13th June 2012 aged 23 James was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroic action on the day he was killed
#Afghanistan
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Remembering Lance Corporal James Bateman, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed in action, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 12th June 2008, aged 29.
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Remembering Colour Sergeant Gordon Findlay, 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, killed during the Battle on Wireless Ridge, Falkland Islands on the 14th June 1982 aged 32.
#Falklands
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Remembering Kingsman Alex Green, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died on the 13th January 2007 aged 21 from injuries received from small arms fire whilst on operations in the Hayy Al Muhandisn District, Basra, Iraq.
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Remembering Warrant Officer II Class Daniel Wight, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, killed during the Battle of Tumbledown Mountain, Falkland Islands on the 14thJune 1982 aged 37.
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Remembering Corporal John Rigby, 4th Battalion The Rifles, injured by an IED explosion in Basra, died of his wounds later that day on the 22nd June 2007 on his 24th birthday. His twin brother Will, also serving in the same Battalion, was by his side when he died
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Remembering Captain Tom Sawyer, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, killed in an explosion East of Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 14th January 2009 aged 26. Tom was from Hertfordshire.
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Remembering Private Michael Tench, A company 2nd Battalion The Light Infantry, died on the 21st January 2007 aged 18 from injuries received in an IED blast in Basrah City, Iraq. Michael was from Sunderland.
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Remembering Lance Corporal Tommy Brown, 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed in an IED blast while on foot patrol south of Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 22nd December 2009 aged 25.
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Remembering Private David Parr, 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, killed during the Battle on Wireless Ridge, Falkland Islands on the 14th June 1982 aged 19.
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Remembering Marine Travis Mackin, 45 Commando Royal Marines, killed in an IED explosion, Kajaki Area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 11th January 2009 aged 22. Travis was from Plymouth.
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Remembering Marine Thomas Curry, 42 Commando Royal Marines, killed in action near Kajak, Northern Helmand, Afghanistan on the 13th January 2007 aged 21. Thomas was from East London.
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Remembering Corporal Terry Webster, 1st Battalion (Cheshire) The Mercian Regiment, fatally wounded following an exchange of fire with insurgent forces in the Nahr-E Saraj area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 4th June 2010 aged 24. Terry was born in Chester.
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Remembering Private Daniel Gamble, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed by a suicide explosive device in the Upper Sangin Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 8th June 2008, aged 22.
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Remembering Rifleman Luke Farmer, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED blast near Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 15th January 2010 aged 19. Luke was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
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Remembering Warrant Officer 2 Michael Williams, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in the upper Sangin valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 24th June 2008 aged 40. Michael was from Cardiff.
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Remembering Corporal Lee Brownson, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED blast near Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 15th January 2010 aged 30. Lee was from Bishop Auckland.
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Remembering Sergeant Christopher Reed, 6th Battalion The Rifles, killed by an IED whilst conducting a vehicle patrol, Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 1st January 2009 aged 25.
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Remembering Private Lewis Hendry 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, fatally wounded in a fire fight with Taliban, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 9th February 2011 aged 20. Lewis was born in Norwich.
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Remembering Private Robert McLaren, 3rd Battalion The Black Watch Royal Regiment of Scotland, killed in an IED blast, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on the 11thJune 2009. Robert was from Kintra on the Isle of Mull.
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Remembering Warrant Officer 2 Charles Wood, 29 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, killed in an IED blast, Khushdal Kalay area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 28th December 2010 aged 34. Charles was from Middlesborough.
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Remembering Corporal Liam Elms, 45 Commando Royal Marines, killed in action by an explosion, Sangin district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 31st December 2008 aged 26. Liam was from Wigan.
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Remembering Marine Paul Callan, 45 Commando Royal Marines, died 40 years ago today on the 10th June 1982 from wounds received in an air raid on the 27th May whilst on operations at Ajax Bay, Falkland Islands, aged 21.
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Remembering Private Joe Whittaker, 4th (Reservist) Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed by a suspected Improvised Explosive Device, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 24th June 2008, aged 20. Joe was from Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire.
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Remembering Corporal Johnathan Moore, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Scots Borderers killed in an IED blast in the Sangin area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 7th February 2010 aged 22. Jonathan was from Scotland, he died alongside Sean McDonald
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Remembering Sergeant Robert Leeming, 45 Commando Royal Marines, killed in action near Mount Kent, Falkland Islands 40 years ago today on the 11th June 1982 aged 32.
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Remembering Colour Sergeant Kevin Fortuna, 1st Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED blast, Sayedabad Kalay area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 23rdMay 2011 aged 36. Kevin was born in Portsmouth.
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Remembering Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones VC MBE, 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, killed during the Battle of Goose Green, Falkland Islands on the 28th May 1982 aged 42.
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Remembering Staff Sergeant Patrick O’Connor, Special Air Service, died aged 33 when the Sea King helicopter he was in crashed into the sea while transferring troops on the 19th May 1982.
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Remembering Corporal Danny Winter, 45 Commando Royal Marines, killed in an explosion East of Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 14th January 2009 aged 28. Danny was born near Manchester and lived in Stockport.
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Remembering Marine Samuel Alexander MC, 42 Commando Royal Marines, killed in an IED blast whilst on patrol in the Nad’Ali district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 27th May 2011 aged 28. Samuel was born in Hammersmith, London.
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Remembering Lance Corporal Paul Sandford, 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, fatally wounded near Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 6th June 2007 aged 23. Paul was from Hucknall.
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Remembering Private Robert Hayes, 6th Bn Royal Anglian Regiment, killed in an IED explosion whilst on a security patrol south of Check Point Paraang, Nad e-Ali, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 3rd January 2010 aged 19. Robert was from Cambridge
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Remembering Sapper Richard Walker, 28 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers. Killed by an Afghan Soldier in Patrol Base Hazrat, Helmand province, Afghanistan on 7th January 2013 aged 23. Richard was from Leeds.
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Remembering Private John King, 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, killed in an IED blast in Nahr e-Saraj district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 30th December 2011 aged 19. John was from Darlington.
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Remembering Kingsman Ponipate Tagitaginimoce, 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment, killed in action during an exchange of fire with insurgents in Na ‘Ali, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 15th June 2010 aged 29. Ponipate was from Nausori, Fiji.
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Remembering Lieutenant Neal Turkington, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles killed by a rogue Afghan Army soldier, Mahr-e-Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 13th July 2010 aged 26. Neal was from Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
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Remembering Private Jonathan Kitulagoda, 4th Battalion The Rifles (volunteers), killed in a suicide bomber attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on the 28th January 2004 aged 23. Jonathan came from Clifton, Bedfordshire and was a student at the University of Plymouth.
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Remembering Private Joseva Saqanagonedau, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5thBattalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, killed in an IED blast, North of Sayedabard, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 1st January 2011 aged 24.
@ArgyllsMuseum
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Remembering Lance Corporal Darren Hicks, 1st Battalion The Coldstream Guards, killed in an explosion, Babaji District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 11th February 2010 aged 29. Darren was from Mousehole, Cornwall.
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Remembering Able Seaman Matthew Stuart, HMS Argonaut Royal Navy, died on his 18th birthday on the 21st May 1982 when the ship was attacked by Argentinian aircraft. Read more via this link:
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Remembering Ranger Anare Draiva, 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, killed in a mortar attack, Musa Qualeh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 1st September 2006 aged 27. Anare was from Fiji.
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Remembering Kingsman David Robert Shaw 1st Bn The Duke of Lancasters Regiment, wounded 14th January 2013 in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan died of his wounds aged 23 on the 16th January 2013 at the QE Hospital, Birmingham. David was from Barrow-in-Furness
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Remembering Lance Corporal Christopher Roney, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, died of wounds following an engagement in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 21st December 2009 aged 23. Christopher was from Sunderland, Tyne & Wear.
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Remembering Lance Corporal Jordan Bancroft, 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment, killed in action during a firefight with insurgents, Sayedabad, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 21st August 2010 aged 25. Jordan was from Burnley.
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Remembering Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin, Royal Air Force Regiment, fatally wounded by small arms fire from an insurgent attack, Nad ‘Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 13th February 2012 aged 21. Ryan was from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
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Remembering Naval Airman 1 Brian Marsden, HMS Invincible Royal Navy, died in an accident on board the ship on the 16th June 1982 aged 19.
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Remembering Acting Corporal Richard Robinson, 1st Battalion The Rifles died as a result of enemy fire during an ambush, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Saturday 17th January 2009 aged 21. Richard was born and raised in Saltash, Cornwall.
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Remembering Corporal Michael Pike, The Highlanders 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, killed in action in the Pupalzay Area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 3rd June 2011 aged 26.
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Remembering Warrant Officer 2 Michael Williams, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed during a firefight with Taliban forces in the upper Sangin valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 24th June 2008 aged 40. Michael was from Cardiff.
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Remembering Corporal Darryl Mark Gardiner, Royal Engineers, killed in a mine strike on his vehicle, Musa Qualeh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Monday 20th January 2008 aged 25. Darryl was from Salisbury, Wiltshire.
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Remembering Trooper Ashley Smith, Royal Dragoon Guards, killed in an explosion near Checkpoint Kingshill, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 18th June 2010 aged 21. Ashley was from York.
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Remembering Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, killed in an explosion near Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 2ndJune 2009 aged 19. Cyrus was from Caversham near Reading.
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Remembering Sapper David Watson, 33 Engineer Department (EOD) Royal Engineers, died of wounds from an IED blast in the Sangin region, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on the 31st December 2009 aged 23.
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Remembering Private Jeff Doherty, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed in action, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 12th June 2008, aged 20.
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Remembering Bombardier Stephen Gilbert, 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan on 10th June 2010, died of his injuries in the QE Hospital, Birmingham on 26th June 2010. Stephen was from Topcliffe, North Yorkshire.
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Remembering Kingsman Ponipate Tagitaginimoce, 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment, killed in action during an exchange of fire with insurgents in Na ‘Ali, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 15th June 2010 aged 29. Ponipate was from Nausori, Fiji.
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Remembering Major Sean Birchall, 1st Battalion The Welsh Guards, killed in an explosion whilst on patrol near Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 19th June 2009 aged 33.
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Remembering Warrant Officer Class 2 Ian Fisher, 3rd Battalion (Staffords) The Mercian Regiment, killed in a vehicle-borne suicide attack near Kamparak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 5th November 2013 aged 42. Ian was from Essex.
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Remembering Sergeant Phillip Scott, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED explosion in Northern Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 5th November 2009 aged 30. Phillip was from Malton, North Yorkshire.
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Remembering Able Seaman (Sonar) Sean Hayward, HMS Ardent Royal Navy, died aged 18 when the ship was attacked by Argentinian aircraft on the 21st May 1982.
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Remembering Trooper Christopher Whiteside, The Light Dragoons, killed in an IED blast near Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 7th July 2009 aged 20. Christopher was from Blackpool, Lancashire.
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Remembering Lance Corporal Paul Lightfoot, Special Air Service, died aged 21 when the Sea King helicopter he was in crashed into the sea while transferring troops on the 19th May 1982.
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Remembering Corporal Arjun Purja Pun, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles killed by a rogue Afghan Army soldier, Mahr-e-Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 13th July 2010 aged 33. Kumar was born in Nepal.
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Remembering Rifleman Peter Aldridge, 4th Battalion The Rifles, killed by an explosion near Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 22nd January 2010 aged 19. Peter was from Folkestone and was on his first tour of Afghanistan.
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Remembering Corporal Christopher Harrison, 40 Commando Royal Marines, fatally wounded in an explosion South of Patrol Base Shuga, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 9th May 2010 aged 26.
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Remembering Captain Daniel Shepherd GM, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regt Royal Logistic Corps killed in an IED blast Nad-e Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on 27th July 2009 aged 28. Daniel was from Lincoln. He was awarded the George Medal posthumously
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Remembering Marine Jonathan Holland, 45 Commando Royal Marines, died from injuries received in an IED blast in Sangin Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 21st February 2007. Jonathan was from Chorley, Lancashire.
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Remembering Rifleman Sachin Limbu, The Royal Gurkha Rifles wounded in an IED blast in June 2010 Helmand Province, Afghanistan, died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham on the 2nd January 2012. Only son of Mr & Mrs Dillisher Limbu.
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Remembering Corporal Stephen Curley, 40 Commando Royal Marines, killed in an explosion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 26th May 2010 aged 26. Stephen lived in Exeter.
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Remembering the 9 RAF servicemen and 1 soldier killed when insurgents shot down an RAF Lockheed C-130K Hercules aircraft northwest of Baghdad, Iraq on the 30thJanuary, 2005. Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall, Headquarters Strike Command, aged 39
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Remembering Corporal Christopher Harrison, 40 Commando Royal Marines, fatally wounded in an explosion South of Patrol Base Shuga, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 9th May 2010 aged 26.
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Remembering Rifleman Martin Lamb, 1st Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED blast while on a patrol in the Nahr-E Saraj district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 5th June 2011 aged 27.
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Remembering Marine Steven Birdsall, 40 Commando Royal Marines, died aged 20 on 14th June 2010 in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham from a gunshot wound received in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 13th June. Steven was from Warrington
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Remembering Private Gregg Stone, 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, fatally wounded during an operation against insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 3rd June 2012 aged 20. Gregg lived in Hull.
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Remembering Lance Sergeant David Walker, 1st Battalion The Scots Guards, fatally wounded by insurgent fire during a ground patrol, Northern Nad’all, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 18th February 2010 aged 36. David lived in the Strathclyde area of Glasgow.
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Remembering Lance Sergeant Clark Mitchell, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, killed during the Battle of Tumbledown Mountain, Falkland Islands on the 14th June 1982 aged 26.
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Remembering Private Jonathan Monk, 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment, killed in an IED blast during a foot patrol, Nahr-E-Saraj, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 9th June 2010 aged 25. Jonathan was from London.
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Remembering Corporal Sean Reeve, United Kingdom Reserve Army, killed in an explosion, Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 17th June 2008, aged 28. Sean was killed when the jeep he was travelling in hit a landmine.
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Remembering Corporal Michael Melia, 59 Independent Commando Squadron attached to 2 Parachute Regiment Royal Engineers, killed during the Battle of Goose Green, Falkland Islands on the 28th May 1982 aged 30.
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Remembering Lieutenant Oliver Augustin, 42 Commando Royal Marines, killed in an IED blast whilst on patrol in the Nad’Ali district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 27th May 2011 aged 23. Oliver was born in Kent.
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Remembering Lance Bombardier James Dwyer, 29 Commando Regt Royal Artillery, killed on the 27th December 2006 when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine whilst on patrol in southern Helmand, Afghanistan. James, aged 22, was born & raised in South Africa.
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Remembering Captain Gavin Hamilton MC, 22 SAS, killed near Port Howard when he was in an Observation party attacked by Argentine troops in the only action to take place on West Falkland 40 years ago today on the 10th June 1982 aged 29.
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Remembering Private Douglas Halliday, 1st Bn (Cheshire) The Mercian Regt, killed in a vehicle accident near Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 23rd June 2010 aged 20. Douglas was from Wallasey on Merseyside. Three other soldiers died in the same accident
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Remembering Rifleman James Backhouse, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, killed in an explosion whilst on foot patrol near Forward Operating Base Wishtan in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 10th July 2009. James aged 20 was from Yorkshire.
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Remembering Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, killed in an explosion near Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 2nd June 2009 aged 19. Cyrus was from Caversham near Reading.
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Remembering Rifleman Martin Lamb, 1st Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED blast while on a patrol in the Nahr-E Saraj district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 5th June 2011 aged 27.
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Remembering Private Gregg Stone, 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, fatally wounded during an operation against insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 3rd June 2012 aged 20. Gregg lived in Hull.
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Remembering Private Richard Absolon MM, 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment, killed during the Battle of Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands on the 13th June 1982 aged 19.
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Remembering Lance Corporal Kyle Marshall, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, killed in an IED explosion Nahr-E-Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 14th February 2011 aged 23. Kyle was born in Newcastle but was resident in Colchester.
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Remembering Sergeant Paul Fox, 28 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers, killed in an IED blast while on a foot patrol in Southern Nad’ali, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 26th February 2010 aged 34. Paul lived in St Ives with his family.
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Remembering Nursing Sister Katherine MacDonald, Canadian Army Nursing Service, killed in action during an enemy bombing raid at Etaples on the 19th May 1918 aged 25:
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Remembering Corporal Mark Palin, 1st Battalion The Rifles, killed in an IED blast while guiding a patrol, Nahr-e Saraj District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on the 18th July 2010 aged 32. Mark was from Plymouth.
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