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Another sad day in Helmand

Three British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Two of the soldiers were from 2nd Battalion The Rifles and the third was from 40 Regiment Royal Artillery.

They were killed while on foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province on Thursday morning. Their next of kin have been informed.

The deaths bring the total in Afghanistan since the start of operations in 2001 to 199.

16 Aug 09

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier, from The 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh died of wounds on Saturday 15 August at the Royal College of Defence Medicine, Selly Oak.
MOD Announcement

The soldier had been wounded while on a vehicle patrol near Musa Qaleh in Helmand Province on the morning of 13 August 2009.

16 Aug 09

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers has been killed.
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The soldier died as a result of injuries sustained in an explosion that happened while on a foot patrol near Sangin, northen Helmand Province on Saturday 15 August.

MOD Fact Sheet for Operations in Afghanistan: British Fatalities:


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Two Submariners have “Crossed the Bar on their Last Patrol” They were not members of the Submariners Association, so I have no record of their submarine service.



J. (Jack) Allen. AB. LTO. Age 84. Submarine Service 1945-46, Served in Upshot, Auriga and Tantalous. (Information supplied by the Submarine Museum Archivist)



Commander Tom Brinkley MBE RN The only information I have on him, is that he was at one time EO of the Resolution and was awarded the MBE while serving in Reso. It was also reported he joined/transferred to the RAN; I have no details of any of that service

t is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that one soldier from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's) and one soldier from 2nd Battalion The Rifles have been killed in Afghanistan.
Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

The soldiers died as a result of an explosion that happened whilst on a routine foot patrol, not connected to election security, near Sangin, northern Helmand province, on the morning of Thursday 20 August 2009.

Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, said:

A Military Operations news article

25 Aug 09

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers died at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Selly Oak, today, Tuesday 25 August 2009.
Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

The soldier died from wounds he sustained in an explosion while on a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province on the evening of Saturday 15 August 2009.

Finknottle

There are often small articles in the local press about ex-matelots who have crossed the bar - would you like them to be included in this new thread?