7th July, 2009
Trooper Christopher ''Norman'' Whiteside, aged 20 from Blackpool, and of The Light Dragoons, was killed in an IED blast whilst on Operation Panchai Palang, near Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young Lancashire lad๐น๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
7th July, 2007
Lance Corporal Ryan Francis, aged 23 from Llanelli, and of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died during a large scale operation, when his vehicle hit an IED in the Hay Al Mudhara district of Basra, Iraq
Lest we Forget this brave young Welsh Warrior ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
7th July, 2007
Corporal Christopher Read, aged 22 from Poole, and of 158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police, died from small arms fire injuries, returning from a major operation in Basra City, Iraq
Lest we Forget this brave young man who gave his all ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
6th July, 2007
Rifleman Edward Vakabua, aged 23 from Suva, Fiji, and of 4th Battalion The Rifles, died in a tragic incident at Basra Palace Base, Basra, Iraq
Thoughts with this man's family, colleagues and friends today
Lest we Forget this brave young Fijian Warrior ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ง
6th July, 2009
Captain Ben Babington-Browne, aged 27 from Maidstone, of 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, died in a helicopter crash along with two Canadian soldiers at Forward Operating Base Mescall in Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
5th July, 2010
Gorleston born Trooper James Leverett, aged 20, lived in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, and of The Royal Dragoon Guards, was killed when his vehicle hit an IED whilst on patrol in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
Fusilier Sam Brownridge, aged 23 from Cannock, and of First Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died of a non-battle injury whilst deployed on Operation Cabrit in Estonia, 3 years ago on Sunday 5th July, 2020
Lest we Forget this brave young man who gave his all ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
5th July, 2009
Lance Corporal Dane Elson, aged 22, born in Harare, Zimbabwe, lived in Bridgend, and of 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was killed whilst on patrol by an IED blast in Babaji, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man who gave his all ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
5th July, 2010
Private Thomas Sephton, aged 20 from Warrington, of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, from injuries sustained the previous day in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province,Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
5th July, 2006
Private Damien Jackson, aged 19, from South Shields, and of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, died from injuries sustained in a firefight with Taliban forces in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
4th July, 2011
Highlander Scott McLaren, aged 20 from Edinburgh, and of The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed after going missing from Checkpoint Salaang in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand Province,Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
4th July, 2009
Lance Corporal David Dennis, aged 29 from Llanelli, Wales, and of The Light Dragoons, was killed by an IED blast whilst on foot patrol north of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave Welsh Warrior who gave his all ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
4th July, 2009
Private Robert Laws, aged just 18 years old from Bromsgrove, and of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, was killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave young man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
30th June, 2007
Captain Sean "Dollar" Dolan, aged 40 from Rowley Regis, and of 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, was killed by a Taliban mortar round in the area of Sangin Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Lest we Forget this brave man ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
Remembering
Colour Sergeant Martyn Horton, 34
Lance Corporal David Ramsden, 26
Private Douglas Halliday, 20
Private Alex Isaac, 20
Tragically killed on this day in 2010 when their vehicle rolled into the Nahr-e Bugara Canal, Gereshk, Helmand Province
Lest we Forget them๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
23rd June, 2010
Sergeant Steven "Darbs" Darbyshire, aged 35 from Springfield, Wigan, and of 40 Commando Royal Marines, was shot and killed in a firefight with insurgents whilst protecting his comrades in Sangin,Helmand Province
Lest we Forget this brave Wigan Warrior ๐น ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง
21st June, 2010
Marine Paul Warren, aged 23 from Leyland, of 40 Commando Royal Marines, was killed when an explosive device was thrown by insurgents over the perimeter wall of his patrol base in Sangin, Helmand Province
Lest we Forget this brave young Lancashire lad ๐น ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง