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"Because no Veteran should walk this path alone."
Welcome To In Memoriam 639 The Home Page for our Veterans Support Ecosystem and Virtual Memorial Wall.
Our digital MEMORIAL wall
Each post honors an individual legacy, ensuring no name is ever forgotten.
A revolving tribute to the enduring legacy of our fallen service personnel, During our recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, We have lost 643 military personnel and 10 service dogs.
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Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick
Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick, aged 28, from Liverpool, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Adrian Davies
Flight Sergeant Adrian Davies, aged 49 from Amersham, Bucks, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Gary Wayne Andrews
Flight Sergeant Gary Wayne Andrews, aged 48 from Tankerton in Kent, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Gerard Martin Bell
Flight Sergeant Gerard Martin Bell, aged 48, was from Ely, Cambridgeshire, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts
Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts, was originally a member of 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment, but was later selected and passed into the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) . He was killed when the RAF Nimrod aircraft he was flying in crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Stephen Beattie
Flight Sergeant Stephen Beattie, aged 42 from Dundee, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Marine Joseph David Windall
Marine Joseph David Windall, of the Royal Marines, serving with the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, was killed when the RAF Nimrod aircraft he was flying in crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Sergeant Benjamin James Knight
Sergeant Benjamin James Knight aged 25 from Bridgwater, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Sergeant Gary Paul Quilliam
Sergeant Gary Paul Quilliam, aged 42 from Manchester, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Sergeant John Joseph Langton
Sergeant John Joseph Langton, aged 29 from Liverpool, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Lieutenant Allan James Squires
Flight Lieutenant Allan James Squires , aged 39, from Clatterbridge, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Captain Alex Eida, 7 PARA, Royal Horse Artillery.
1st of August 2006 Captain Alex Eida, alongside 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson and Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1 August, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun.
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Captain David Patton, Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)
On 27 June 2006, Captain David Patton, aged 38, a member of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) and Sergeant Paul Bartlett, aged 35, a member of the Special Boat Service (SBS) were killed near the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.
Having been forced to abandon their "Snatch" Land Rover after it was struck by an RPG they were then engaged in a fierce firefight with Taliban forces during which both men were killed.
The soldiers were taking part in an operation to detain a number of leading Taliban figures within the Sangin Valley.
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Captain Jim Philippson, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
On 11 June 2006, Captain Jim Philippson, aged 29, from 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, was killed in a gunbattle with suspected Taliban militants while he participated in a mobile patrol.
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Corporal Bryan Budd VC
Corporal Bryan Budd VC, of the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, died in a gun battle with Taliban forces in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 20 August 2006. He had been in the Army for 10 years serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq and was about to be promoted to platoon sergeant when he died.
He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions.
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Corporal Mark Cridge, 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals.
On 22 March 2006, Corporal Mark Cridge, aged 25, from 7 Signal Regiment died in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
The Oxfordshire Coroner subsequently recorded an inquest verdict of suicide on 22 February 2007.
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Corporal Mark William Wright GC
Corporal Mark William Wright GC, aged 27, from Edinburgh, of the Parachute Regiment, died after a patrol entered an unmarked minefield in Helmand province on 6 September 2006. Corporal Wright died attempting to save the life of an injured paratrooper. He was later awarded the George Cross posthumously.
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Corporal Peter Thorpe, 14 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals.
On 1 July 2006, Corporal Peter Thorpe, aged 27, of 14 Signal Regiment and Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, aged 24, of the Intelligence Corps. The two British soldiers and their Afghan interpreter Daoud were part of Light Electronic Warfare Team (LEWT). The three died, and a number of others were wounded when a Type 63 107mm Rocket hit the government compound they were defending in the town of Sangin.
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Flight Lieutenant Gareth Rodney Nicholas
Flight Lieutenant Gareth Rodney Nicholas, aged 40 from Newquay, Cornwall, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Lieutenant Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore
Flight Lieutenant Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, aged 28 from Bournemouth, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Lieutenant Steven Johnson
Flight Lieutenant Steven Johnson, aged 38, from Collingham, Notts, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, Intelligence Corps.
On 1 July 2006, Corporal Peter Thorpe, aged 27, of 14 Signal Regiment and Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, aged 24, of the Intelligence Corps.
The two British soldiers and their Afghan interpreter Daoud were part of Light Electronic Warfare Team (LEWT).
The three died, and a number of others were wounded when a Type 63 107mm Rocket hit the government compound they were defending in the town of Sangin.
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Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch
Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch, aged 21, of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, was killed in a battle with Taliban rebels on 6 September 2006. The fighting took place in Sangin, Helmand province
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Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead
Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead, aged 29, of the Royal Irish Regiment, from Bearley, Warwickshire, died of injuries on 6 September 2006, after an attack on 1 September.
He was wounded during a Taliban attack on his base at Musa Quala, in Helmand province. He had been receiving specialist medical care since the attack and his parents were with him when he died.
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Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock, 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
On 27 March 2006, Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock, aged 31, from 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment died in Lashkar Gah, southern Afghanistan. L/Cpl Craddock died as a result of a road traffic accident when a Land Rover he was using to cover for a patrol hit a tractor that turned into his path.
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Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls, The Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment.
Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls, alongside, Captain Alex Eida, & 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1st of August 2006, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun.
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Lance Corporal Sean Tansey
Lance Corporal Sean Tansey, aged 26, of the Household Cavalry Regiment, died as he repaired a damaged Scimitar tank at a military base in Helmand province on 12 August 2006. This was subsequently found to be due to negligence on the part of the British Ministry of Defence, because the MoD failed to provide his regiment with proper equipment and training.
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Lance Corporal Steven Sherwood, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regiment.
On 29 October 2005, Lance Corporal Steven Sherwood, aged 23, from 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment was killed, and five others wounded, by a lone gunman outside the main Mosque in the former Northern Alliance stronghold of Mazar e-Sharif.
As a result of its Northerly situation it is unlikely that the Taliban were involved.
The gunman attacked the soft-skinned 4x4 vehicle that the soldiers were travelling in, the vehicle was situated just a few hundred yards from the famous blue mosque.
The gunman was arrested straight after the incident and has since been charged and jailed for the murder of LCpl Sherwood.
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Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards.
Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan and Major Matthew James Collins, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday 23 March 2011.
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Major Matthew Collins, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards.
Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday 23 March 2011.
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Private Andrew Barrie Cutts, 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps.
Private Andrew Barrie Cutts of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment was taking part in an action in Musa Qala, Helmand province, against insurgents when he was killed on 6 August 2006.
Troops came under "substantial fire" from Taliban during the operation, which involved 500 British troops, which was their largest action against the Taliban and the operation was supported by Afghan forces.
This resupply, codenamed Operation Snakebite, and Private Cutts' death, are detailed in the book Hellfire by Apache pilot Ed Macy.
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Private Craig O'Donnell, B Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland
On 4 September 2006 Private Craig O'Donnell, aged 24, B Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland died in a suicide bomb attack on the Snatch Land Rover he was travelling in.
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Private Damien Raymond Jackson, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment.
On 5 July 2006, Private Damien Raymond Jackson, aged 19, from 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, died as a result of injuries sustained during a firefight with Taliban forces at approximately 1400 hours local time in Sangin, central Helmand Province.
The incident occurred during a security patrol to clear a Helicopter landing site.
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Private Darren John George, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
During 2002, Private Darren John George, aged 23, from the Royal Anglian Regiment, was killed by a ricocheting bullet fired by a comrade who had a dizzy spell.
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Private Jonathan Kitulagoda 2004, suicide attack.jpg
On 28 January 2004, Private Jonathan Kitulagoda, aged 23, from the Rifle Volunteers TA[8] was killed, and four others injured, in a suicide attack in Kabul.
The British troops were in armoured vehicles when a taxi swerved into their convoy and a bomber detonated 200Ibs of explosives.
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Private Leigh Reeves, the Royal Logistic Corps.
On 9 August 2006, Private Leigh Reeves aged 25, from the Royal Logistic Corps, died in a road traffic accident at Camp Souter, Kabul.
There was no insurgent involvement.
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Ranger Anare Draiva
Ranger Anare Draiva of 1 Royal Irish Regiment, died on 1 September in northern Helmand following an attack by insurgents.
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Second Lieutenant Ralph Johnson, Household Cavalry Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson, alongside Captain Alex Eida and Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1st of August 2006, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun
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Sergeant Paul Bartlett, Special Boat Service (SBS)
On 27 June 2006, Sergeant Paul Bartlett, aged 35, a member of the Special Boat Service (SBS) & Captain David Patton, aged 38, a member of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) were killed near the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.
Having been forced to abandon their "Snatch" Land Rover after it was struck by an RPG they were then engaged in a fierce firefight with Taliban forces during which both men were killed.
The soldiers were taking part in an operation to detain a number of leading Taliban figures within the Sangin Valley.
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Sergeant Robert Busuttil, Royal Logistic Corps.
During August 2002, Sergeant Robert Busuttil, aged 30, from the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was shot and killed by a fellow colleague after drinking at an organised BBQ.
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Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick
Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick, aged 28, from Liverpool, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Adrian Davies
Flight Sergeant Adrian Davies, aged 49 from Amersham, Bucks, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Gary Wayne Andrews
Flight Sergeant Gary Wayne Andrews, aged 48 from Tankerton in Kent, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Gerard Martin Bell
Flight Sergeant Gerard Martin Bell, aged 48, was from Ely, Cambridgeshire, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts
Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts, was originally a member of 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment, but was later selected and passed into the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) . He was killed when the RAF Nimrod aircraft he was flying in crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Sergeant Stephen Beattie
Flight Sergeant Stephen Beattie, aged 42 from Dundee, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Marine Joseph David Windall
Marine Joseph David Windall, of the Royal Marines, serving with the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, was killed when the RAF Nimrod aircraft he was flying in crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Sergeant Benjamin James Knight
Sergeant Benjamin James Knight aged 25 from Bridgwater, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Sergeant Gary Paul Quilliam
Sergeant Gary Paul Quilliam, aged 42 from Manchester, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Sergeant John Joseph Langton
Sergeant John Joseph Langton, aged 29 from Liverpool, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Lieutenant Allan James Squires
Flight Lieutenant Allan James Squires , aged 39, from Clatterbridge, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Captain Alex Eida, 7 PARA, Royal Horse Artillery.
1st of August 2006 Captain Alex Eida, alongside 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson and Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1 August, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun.
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Captain David Patton, Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)
On 27 June 2006, Captain David Patton, aged 38, a member of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) and Sergeant Paul Bartlett, aged 35, a member of the Special Boat Service (SBS) were killed near the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.
Having been forced to abandon their "Snatch" Land Rover after it was struck by an RPG they were then engaged in a fierce firefight with Taliban forces during which both men were killed.
The soldiers were taking part in an operation to detain a number of leading Taliban figures within the Sangin Valley.
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Captain Jim Philippson, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
On 11 June 2006, Captain Jim Philippson, aged 29, from 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, was killed in a gunbattle with suspected Taliban militants while he participated in a mobile patrol.
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Corporal Bryan Budd VC
Corporal Bryan Budd VC, of the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, died in a gun battle with Taliban forces in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 20 August 2006. He had been in the Army for 10 years serving in Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq and was about to be promoted to platoon sergeant when he died.
He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions.
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Corporal Mark Cridge, 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals.
On 22 March 2006, Corporal Mark Cridge, aged 25, from 7 Signal Regiment died in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
The Oxfordshire Coroner subsequently recorded an inquest verdict of suicide on 22 February 2007.
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Corporal Mark William Wright GC
Corporal Mark William Wright GC, aged 27, from Edinburgh, of the Parachute Regiment, died after a patrol entered an unmarked minefield in Helmand province on 6 September 2006. Corporal Wright died attempting to save the life of an injured paratrooper. He was later awarded the George Cross posthumously.
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Corporal Peter Thorpe, 14 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals.
On 1 July 2006, Corporal Peter Thorpe, aged 27, of 14 Signal Regiment and Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, aged 24, of the Intelligence Corps. The two British soldiers and their Afghan interpreter Daoud were part of Light Electronic Warfare Team (LEWT). The three died, and a number of others were wounded when a Type 63 107mm Rocket hit the government compound they were defending in the town of Sangin.
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Flight Lieutenant Gareth Rodney Nicholas
Flight Lieutenant Gareth Rodney Nicholas, aged 40 from Newquay, Cornwall, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Lieutenant Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore
Flight Lieutenant Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, aged 28 from Bournemouth, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Flight Lieutenant Steven Johnson
Flight Lieutenant Steven Johnson, aged 38, from Collingham, Notts, was a member of a 14 personnel RAF Nimrod Crew when it crashed on 02 September 2006 from an internal fuel leak.
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Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, Intelligence Corps.
On 1 July 2006, Corporal Peter Thorpe, aged 27, of 14 Signal Regiment and Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, aged 24, of the Intelligence Corps.
The two British soldiers and their Afghan interpreter Daoud were part of Light Electronic Warfare Team (LEWT).
The three died, and a number of others were wounded when a Type 63 107mm Rocket hit the government compound they were defending in the town of Sangin.
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Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch
Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch, aged 21, of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Irish Regiment, was killed in a battle with Taliban rebels on 6 September 2006. The fighting took place in Sangin, Helmand province
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Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead
Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead, aged 29, of the Royal Irish Regiment, from Bearley, Warwickshire, died of injuries on 6 September 2006, after an attack on 1 September.
He was wounded during a Taliban attack on his base at Musa Quala, in Helmand province. He had been receiving specialist medical care since the attack and his parents were with him when he died.
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Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock, 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
On 27 March 2006, Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock, aged 31, from 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment died in Lashkar Gah, southern Afghanistan. L/Cpl Craddock died as a result of a road traffic accident when a Land Rover he was using to cover for a patrol hit a tractor that turned into his path.
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Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls, The Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment.
Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls, alongside, Captain Alex Eida, & 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1st of August 2006, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun.
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Lance Corporal Sean Tansey
Lance Corporal Sean Tansey, aged 26, of the Household Cavalry Regiment, died as he repaired a damaged Scimitar tank at a military base in Helmand province on 12 August 2006. This was subsequently found to be due to negligence on the part of the British Ministry of Defence, because the MoD failed to provide his regiment with proper equipment and training.
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Lance Corporal Steven Sherwood, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regiment.
On 29 October 2005, Lance Corporal Steven Sherwood, aged 23, from 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment was killed, and five others wounded, by a lone gunman outside the main Mosque in the former Northern Alliance stronghold of Mazar e-Sharif.
As a result of its Northerly situation it is unlikely that the Taliban were involved.
The gunman attacked the soft-skinned 4x4 vehicle that the soldiers were travelling in, the vehicle was situated just a few hundred yards from the famous blue mosque.
The gunman was arrested straight after the incident and has since been charged and jailed for the murder of LCpl Sherwood.
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Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards.
Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan and Major Matthew James Collins, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday 23 March 2011.
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Major Matthew Collins, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards.
Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday 23 March 2011.
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Private Andrew Barrie Cutts, 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps.
Private Andrew Barrie Cutts of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment was taking part in an action in Musa Qala, Helmand province, against insurgents when he was killed on 6 August 2006.
Troops came under "substantial fire" from Taliban during the operation, which involved 500 British troops, which was their largest action against the Taliban and the operation was supported by Afghan forces.
This resupply, codenamed Operation Snakebite, and Private Cutts' death, are detailed in the book Hellfire by Apache pilot Ed Macy.
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Private Craig O'Donnell, B Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland
On 4 September 2006 Private Craig O'Donnell, aged 24, B Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland died in a suicide bomb attack on the Snatch Land Rover he was travelling in.
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Private Damien Raymond Jackson, 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment.
On 5 July 2006, Private Damien Raymond Jackson, aged 19, from 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, died as a result of injuries sustained during a firefight with Taliban forces at approximately 1400 hours local time in Sangin, central Helmand Province.
The incident occurred during a security patrol to clear a Helicopter landing site.
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Private Darren John George, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
During 2002, Private Darren John George, aged 23, from the Royal Anglian Regiment, was killed by a ricocheting bullet fired by a comrade who had a dizzy spell.
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Private Jonathan Kitulagoda 2004, suicide attack.jpg
On 28 January 2004, Private Jonathan Kitulagoda, aged 23, from the Rifle Volunteers TA[8] was killed, and four others injured, in a suicide attack in Kabul.
The British troops were in armoured vehicles when a taxi swerved into their convoy and a bomber detonated 200Ibs of explosives.
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Private Leigh Reeves, the Royal Logistic Corps.
On 9 August 2006, Private Leigh Reeves aged 25, from the Royal Logistic Corps, died in a road traffic accident at Camp Souter, Kabul.
There was no insurgent involvement.
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Ranger Anare Draiva
Ranger Anare Draiva of 1 Royal Irish Regiment, died on 1 September in northern Helmand following an attack by insurgents.
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Second Lieutenant Ralph Johnson, Household Cavalry Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson, alongside Captain Alex Eida and Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1st of August 2006, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun
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Sergeant Paul Bartlett, Special Boat Service (SBS)
On 27 June 2006, Sergeant Paul Bartlett, aged 35, a member of the Special Boat Service (SBS) & Captain David Patton, aged 38, a member of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) were killed near the town of Sangin, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.
Having been forced to abandon their "Snatch" Land Rover after it was struck by an RPG they were then engaged in a fierce firefight with Taliban forces during which both men were killed.
The soldiers were taking part in an operation to detain a number of leading Taliban figures within the Sangin Valley.
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Sergeant Robert Busuttil, Royal Logistic Corps.
During August 2002, Sergeant Robert Busuttil, aged 30, from the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was shot and killed by a fellow colleague after drinking at an organised BBQ.
- Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick
- Flight Sergeant Adrian Davies
- Flight Sergeant Gary Wayne Andrews
- Flight Sergeant Gerard Martin Bell
- Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts
- Flight Sergeant Stephen Beattie
- Marine Joseph David Windall
- Sergeant Benjamin James Knight
- Sergeant Gary Paul Quilliam
- Sergeant John Joseph Langton
- Flight Lieutenant Allan James Squires
- Captain Alex Eida, 7 PARA RHA.
- Captain David Patton
- Captain Jim Philippson
- Corporal Bryan Budd VC
- Corporal Mark Cridge.
- Corporal Mark William Wright GC
- Corporal Peter Thorpe
- Flight Lieutenant Gareth Rodney Nicholas
- Flight Lieutenant Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore
- Flight Lieutenant Steven Johnson
- Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi
- Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch
- Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead
- Lance Corporal Peter Edward Craddock
- Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls
- Lance Corporal Sean Tansey
- LCpl Steven Sherwood.
- Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan
- Major Matthew Collins.
- Private Andrew Barrie Cutts
- Private Craig O'Donnell
- Private Damien Raymond Jackson
- Private Darren John George
- Private Leigh Reeves
- Rgr Anare Draiva
- 2Lt Ralph Johnson
- Sergeant Paul Bartlett
- Sergeant Robert Busuttil
ENDURING LEGACY
From Remembrance to Action
Join the Firm Base ecosystem—a tactical 6-pillar core designed to support those who have served.
"Create the Base.
Rebuild the Unit.
Ensure no Veteran is Left Behind."
"Our mission is to end the Fragmentation of Veteran support by providing a self-sustaining 'Virtuous Circle' of support.
Our mission is to provide combined modular accommodation, professional clinical counselling, employment opportunities, vocational training and a safe space to surround ourselves with others going through the same thing and to Restore our sense of purpose."
What is the plan?
The Firm Base Foundation will serve as a launching pad for Veterans transitioning into civilian life.
By integrating commercial hubs like a Commercial Workshop, a fully equipped recording studio for social media and content creation, music, voice-over work & podcast production, a conferencing space and a working cafe.
we'll offer more than just vocational training—we'll provide a mission-driven ecosystem where sublimation leads to true empowerment.
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The programe is designed in a way of being self-funded, the ecosystem will fund itself by selling services and build partnerships with brands and service providers.
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the prime driver for the project is to provide an environment suitable to guide and support Veterans during their transition and be a continual support hub once they leave the project.
No veteran should ever feel alone, isolated or left to face their darkest thoughts unsupported.
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No Veteran should ever have to struggle to find their way back to a safe space.
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No veteran should ever feel that taking their own life is ever an option.
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let us never forget the sacrifices made for the freedoms we enjoy everyday
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