UK casualties in Afghanistan

Discussion in 'Postwar' started by dbf, Jun 8, 2008.

  1. martin14

    martin14 Senior Member

    148th Canadian soldier died today. :(
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Earlier today [19.45] I saw the cortiege of the seven recent casualties in the A419 as they went past me .
    What was really sad was that about a minute before a brand new Mastiff was on the back of a low-loader still with bits of it wrapped in plastic went past too.
    Four of the dead I saw today had died in one last week.
    It just seemed odd seeing that new vehicle just moments before seing the cortiege.
     
  3. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Some good news, congrats to Sergeant Turrall, Capt Tresham Gregg, and Cpl Paul Mather

    BBC News - Three soldiers receive Military Cross for gallantry
    "I felt good about myself that I have done something. It made me think about home and obviously my children."

    That was how a soldier from the Irish Guards felt after rescuing four children and an old man from a fire fight in Afghanistan.

    Sergeant Matthew Turrall will pick up his Military Cross on Friday, 2 July at Buckingham Palace.

    BBC - Soldier tells of picking up Military Cross


    BBC News - Military honours for serving in Afghanistan and Iraq
     
  4. Owen

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  5. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Canadian Sapper, Brian Collier was the 151st Canadian to be killed in Afghanistan.
    RIP
     
  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    I was behind these chaps today all the way from Dorcan, up the A419 then up the A420 until Botley Roundabout.
    Marine Adam Brown Age 25 40 Commando Royal Marines
    Lance Sergeant Dale Alanzo McCallum Age 31 1st Battalion Scots Guards
    Took this near Kingston Bagpuize as they slowed right down to take a salute.
     

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  7. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    British Army engineer flown home today (From Swindon Advertiser)

    The body of a British Army engineer who was killed by a Taliban roadside bomb while working alongside special forces in Afghanistan is due to fly into RAF Lyneham today.
    A private service will be held at the base's chapel for Corporal Matthew Thomas, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, before the cortege passes through Wootton Bassett at about 3pm.


    Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Military Operations | Corporal Matthew Thomas killed in Afghanistan


    Corporal Matthew Thomas of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
     

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  9. Mike L

    Mike L Very Senior Member

    :poppy: RIP Rifleman :poppy:

    Always been interested in the Gurkhas and met a few veterans in Tonbridge earlier this year - always cheerful and friendly but fearsome fighters for a foreign country. I'm with Lumley on this - Gurkha vets deserve every respect and opportunity in this country, they have done more for the nation than most who live here.

    Mike
     
  10. Rav4

    Rav4 Senior Member

    Get out there, just like we Dutch have to leave it! and come back home

    What would have happened to Holland if the Canadians had pulled out of WW2 after Dieppe?
     
  11. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    BBC News - Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast

    A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment has been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

    The soldier, from County Londonderry, died when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol in Nad-e Ali, Helmand province.

    His death, on Remembrance Day as troops honoured fallen comrades, raises the toll in Afghanistan since 2001 to 344.

    The soldier's family has been informed, the ministry said.

    Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lt Col David Eastman, said: "On this day of all days, his loss feels especially poignant and, as with all of our brave, fallen comrades, will be forever marked in our thoughts; he will be sorely missed."

    Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson said he was deeply moved and saddened: "This death brings home the reality of war. Remembrance Sunday is not about the past, it's about the present.

    "It's about the family in Northern Ireland who are now grieving the loss of their boy. I extend my deepest sympathies to them."

    Prince William, in his second visit to Afghanistan, attended Sunday's Remembrance Day ceremony at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, where he laid a wreath at the camp's memorial.

    About 2,500 service personnel joined him for the event.

    RIP

    BBC News - UK soldier killed in Afghanistan named

    A Northern Ireland soldier killed in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday has been named as Ranger Aaron McCormick of the Royal Irish Regiment.

    The 22-year-old, from County Londonderry, was helping to clear roadside bombs in the Nad-e Ali area of Helmand when he was caught in a blast.

    Colleagues called him the "epitome of the Irish infantry soldier".

    His death came as Prince William flew into Afghanistan with Defence Secretary Liam Fox for a remembrance service.

    It was Ranger McCormick's second tour of duty in Afghanistan, where he was involved in detecting mines.

    Lt Col Colin Weir, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, said: "Ranger Aaron McCormick was the epitome of the Irish infantry soldier - tough, selfless, good-humoured and full of compassion."

    He said his death had left a gap in his ranks "no ordinary man could fill".

    "This place is already better for Aaron having been here. We will now build on his good work with renewed determination to win," he added.
     
  12. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    BBC News - UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
    A soldier from 1st Battalion Irish Guards has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

    The soldier's next of kin have been informed.

    It takes the number of UK servicemen and women to have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 345.

    It comes after Ranger Aaron McCormick of the Royal Irish Regiment, was killed on Remembrance Sunday in a blast as he worked to clear roadside bombs.

    Ministry of Defence | Fact Sheets | Operations Factsheets | Operations in Afghanistan: British Fatalities
    A soldier from 1st Battalion Irish Guards serving with Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North) was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 17th November 2010.

    The soldier died as a result of a gun shot wound sustained in an ambush whilst patrolling in the Nahr-e Saraj (North) district of Helmand Province.


    :poppy: Quis Separabit.
     
  13. dbf

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  14. Owen

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  15. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    December 18, 2010: Canadian soldier killed in Kandahar bomb blast

    A Canadian soldier was killed when an improvised bomb exploded next to his patrol in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar.
    [​IMG] Corporal Steve Martin

    Cpl. Steve Martin, 24, of the Royal 22e Regiment, was just two days short of his 25th birthday when he died.

    Governor General David Johnston issued a statement offering his deepest sympathies to Cpl. Martin's loved ones.

    'Cpl. Martin displayed an admirable sense of duty to Canada, bringing great pride to his unit and to the Forces as a whole,' he wrote.


    Total: 154 Deaths

    Since the start of Canadian military activities in Afghanistan, 154 Canadian soldiers have lost their lives. A Canadian diplomat, two Canadian aid workers and a Canadian journalist have also been killed over the course of the insurgency.
     
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  18. Owen

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  19. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I don't live there and I'm definately not taking anything away from Wooten Bassett for what they originally did. The residents can be rightly proud of what they did but in a way I'm kind of glad to see this happening. To me it seems to have turned into a bit of a media circus over the last 12 montrhs with random people turning up so they can claim some kind of a badge of having been there.

    And don't get me started on the clapping.

    Good decision in my book - I just hope it just isn't being moved to another village.

    A
     
  20. spider

    spider Very Senior Member

    Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:48:00 +1000

    The first British Army soldier killed in Afghanistan this year has been indentified as a Fijian man who played for the army's rugby union sevens team.
    The Ministry of Defence says 24 year old Private Joseva Vatubua was killed on New Year's Day by an improvised explosive device as he targeted enemy firing positions in southern Helmand province.
    Born in Suva, he joined the British Army in 2007.
    Private Vatubua leaves behind his wife Claudette.
    British Defence Secretary Liam Fox says his thoughts are with the Fijian community.


    ABC Radio Australia News
     

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