During Queen Victorias reign we had a war with Afghanistan ,we did not win then and we cant win now. East is East.The Afghans cant be seen to support us when they know that we are going home in a few years and the Taliban will have scores to settle.
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awson, Tony
Pte 27 Essex
Dagenham Army
Royal Anglian Regiment, 1st Battalion, C (Essex) Company Hostile: Attack
Patrol to “disrupt enemy activity” came under fire from Taleban
Full story Helmand
Jusyalay, north-east of Sangin 10/08/07
Jones, Michael
L/Cpl 26 North Yorkshire
Newbald Royal Marines Hostile: Shot
Killed in gun battle with Taleban during “special mission”
Full story Nimruz 29/07/07
Keen, Barry
Sgt 34 County Durham
Gateshead Army
Royal Corps of Signals, 14 Signal Regiment, attached to 245 Signal Squadron Hostile: Attack
Killed in mortar attack on fourth day of operation against Taleban in Upper Gereshk Valley
Full story Helmand
Mirmandab 27/07/07
Atherton, David
Guardsman 25 Manchester Army
Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion, 3 Company Hostile: Shot
Killed on third day of operation against Taleban in Upper Gereshk Valley
Full story Helmand
Mirmandab 26/07/07
Hawkins, Alex
L/Cpl 22 Norfolk
East Dereham Army
Royal Anglian Regiment, 1st Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Returning to base after routine patrol in Vector vehicle. Two other soldiers injured
Full story Helmand
Sangin 25/07/07
Hickey, Daryl
Guardsman 27 Birmingham Army
Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion Hostile: Shot
Part of team providing cover fire as platoon assaulted Taleban position
Full story Helmand
Gereshk area 12/07/07
Wilkinson, Dave
Sgt 33 Kent
Ashford Army
Royal Artillery, 19 Regiment, attached to Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Vehicle hit by explosion after patrol also attacked with small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Four others injured
Full story Helmand
Gereshk 01/07/07
Dolan, Sean
Capt 40 Cheshire
Chester Army
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, 1st Battalion Hostile: Attack
Part of group ‘observing a substantial force of Taliban fighters’ when mortar attack launched
Full story Helmand
Qaleh-e-Gaz, Sangin Valley 30/06/07
Wright, Thomas
Drummer 21 Derbyshire
Ripley Army
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, 1st Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Part of group in armoured ■■■■■■ Land Rover, surveying ‘site for a new road project’
Full story Helmand
Lashkar Gah, Babaji area 24/06/07
Downes, Neil
Guardsman 20 Manchester Army
Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Died after Land Rover hit by explosion during patrol with the Afghan National Army
Full story Helmand
Sangin 09/06/07
Sandford, Paul
L/Cpl 23 Notts
Nottingham Army
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, 1st Battalion Hostile: Shot
Shot while on patrol with his company clearing a Taleban compound
Full story Helmand
Upper Gereshk Valley 06/06/07
Gilyeat, Mike
Cpl 28 Merseyside
Southport Army
Royal Military Police Hostile: Air crash
Died with five US crew and a Canadian colleague in a Nato helicopter crash
Full story Helmand
Kajaki area 30/05/07
Bonner, Darren
Cpl 31 Norfolk
Gorleston Army
Royal Anglian Regiment, 1st Battalion, A (Norfolk) Company Hostile: Explosion
Convoy came under attack east of Hyderabad
Full story Helmand
Gereshk area 28/05/07
Probyn, Daniel
Guardsman 22 West Midlands
Tipton Army
Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Killed in attack on patrol, which left four others injured
Full story Helmand
Garmsir 26/05/07
Davey, George
L/Cpl 23 Suffolk
Beccles Army
Royal Anglian Regiment, 1st Battalion Accident: Shot
Shot himself in what MoD described as “a tragic firearms accident”
Full story Helmand
Sangin 20/05/07
Davison, Simon
Guardsman 22 Newcastle Army
Grenadier Guards, 1st Battalion Hostile: Shot
Shot in attack by eight to 10 lightly armed Taleban fighters, while manning a checkpoint
Full story Helmand
Garmsir 03/05/07
Gray, Chris
Pte 19 Leics
Leicester Army
Royal Anglian Regiment, 1st Battalion, A Company Hostile: Shot
Killed by small arms fire in a “fierce firefight” with Taleban fighters
Full story Helmand
Now Zad 13/04/07
Smith, Michael
Warrant Officer Class 2 39 Liverpool Army
Royal Artillery, 29 Commando Regiment Hostile: Attack
Killed in a grenade attack on the UK base in Sangin
Full story Helmand
Sangin 08/03/07
Reddy, Benjamin
Marine 22 Berkshire
Ascot Royal Marines
42 Commando, K Company Hostile: Shot
Killed when his unit came under fire during a “clearance” operation
Full story Helmand
Kajaki area 06/03/07
McLaughlin, Liam
Lance Bombardier 21 Lancashire Army
Royal Artillery, 29 Commando Regiment Hostile: Attack
One of two UK soldiers killed during a Nato-led International Security Assistance Force operation
Full story Helmand
Sangin 03/03/07
Clark, Ross
Lance Bombardier 25 South Africa Army
Royal Artillery, 29 Commando Regiment Hostile: Attack
One of two UK soldiers killed during a Nato-led International Security Assistance Force operation
Full story Helmand
Sangin 03/03/07
Summers, Scott
Marine 23 Sussex
Crawley Royal Marines
42 Commando Accident: Vehicle
Driving a Pinzgauer vehicle in a convoy when accident happened on 4 February. After initial treatment flown back to UK, where he died
Full story Helmand 21/02/07
Holland, Jonathan
Marine 23 Lancashire
Chorley Royal Marines
45 Commando, Whiskey Company Hostile: Explosion
Died as a result of injuries sustained after hitting a landmine during a patrol in Sangin Valley
Full story Helmand
Sangin 21/02/07
Ford, Mathew
L/Cpl 30 Lincs
Immingham Royal Marines
45 Commando Gunshot wound
Shot while attacking an insurgent base, but unclear whether it was by ‘friendly fire’ or the Taliban
Full story Helmand
Garmsir 15/01/07
Curry, Thomas
Marine 21 London
Wanstead Royal Marines
42 Commando Hostile: Shot
Died during a mission to clear Taleban positions
Full story Helmand
Kajaki 13/01/07
Dwyer, James
Lance Bombardier 22 South Africa Army
Royal Artillery, 29 Commando Regiment Hostile: Explosion
Killed when his vehicle hit an anti-tank mine during a mission in the desert
Full story Helmand
Garmsir, desert south of 27/12/06
Watson, Richard
Marine 23 Surrey
Caterham Royal Marines
Royal Marines, 42 Commando Hostile: Shot
Killed when patrol came under attack from the Taleban
Full story Helmand
Now Zad 12/12/06
Wigley, Jonathan
Marine 21 Leics
Melton Mowbray Royal Marines
45 Commando, Zulu Company “Friendly fire”: Air attack
Coroner ruled that human error was partly to blame, after Marine Wigley was hit by gunfire from a US F-18 jet
Full story Helmand
Garmsir 05/12/06
Wright, Gary
Marine 22 Stirl’shire
Blanefield Royal Marines
45 Commando Hostile: Suicide bomb
Died in a ■■■■■■ Land Rover following attack on military convoy
Full story Helmand
Lashkar Gah 19/10/06
McCulloch, Luke
L/Cpl 21 Kent
Gillingham Army
Royal Irish Regiment, 1st Battalion Hostile: Attack
Killed in Taleban attack on patrol, which left three other soldiers injured
Full story Helmand
Sangin 06/09/06
Wright, Mark
Cpl 27 Edinburgh Army
Parachute Regiment, 3rd Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Died when his patrol got trapped in an unmarked minefield and a rescue helicopter set off a mine.
Full story Helmand
Kajaki 06/09/06
Muirhead, Paul
L/Cpl 29 Warks
Bearley Army
Royal Irish Regiment, 1st Battalion Hostile: Attack
Fatally injured in Taleban attack on base on 1 September, which also killed Ranger Anare Draiva
Full story Helmand
Musa Qala 06/09/06
O’Donnell, Craig
Pte 24 Dun’shire
Clydebank Army
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland Hostile: Suicide bomb
Killed in a suicide bomb attack on his ■■■■■■ Land Rover. Four Afghan civilians also died
Full story Kabul 04/09/06
Knight, Benjamin
Sgt 25 Somerset
Bridgwater RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Davies, Adrian
Flt Sgt 49 Bucks
Amersham RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Bell, Gerard
Flt Sgt 48 Cambs
Ely RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Beattie, Stephen
Flt Sgt 42 Dundee RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Andrews, Gary
Flt Sgt 48 Moray
Fochabers RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Swarbrick, Steve
Flt Lt 28 Liverpool RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Squires, Allan
Flt Lt 39 Wirral
Clatterbridge RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Johnson, Steven
Flt Lt 38 Notts
Collingham RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Langton, John
Sgt 29 Liverpool RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Windall, Joseph
Marine 22 Bucks
Hazlemere Royal Marines Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Dicketts, Oliver
Cpl 27 East Sussex
Wadhurst Army
Parachute Regiment Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Mitchelmore, Leigh
Flt Lt 28 Dorset
Bournemouth RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Quilliam, Gary
Sgt 42 Morayshire
Forres, Moray RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Nicholas, Gareth
Flt Lt 40 Cornwall
Newquay RAF
120 Squadron Accident: Air crash
One of 14 British personnel killed when Nimrod MR2 aircraft crashed. Fuel leak thought to be responsible
Full story Kandahar 02/09/06
Draiva, Anare
Ranger 27 Fiji Army
Royal Irish Regiment, 1st Battalion Hostile: Explosion
Killed in mortar attack on base, which also led to the death of L/Cpl Paul Muirhead
Full story Helmand 01/09/06
Hetherington, Jonathan
L/Cpl 22 Neath Port Talbot
Port Talbot Army
Royal Corps of Signals, 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) Hostile: Shot
Killed fighting rebels during an assault on his platoon house
Full story Helmand
Musa Qala 27/08/06
Budd, Bryan
Cpl 29 North Yorkshire
Ripon Army
Parachute Regiment, 3rd Battalion Hostile: Shot
Single-handedly stormed Taliban position, saving seven colleagues. Awarded posthumous Victoria Cross
Full story Helmand
Sangin 20/08/06
Tansey, Sean
L/Cpl 26 Tyne and Wear
Washington Army
Life Guards Accident
Killed as he repaired a damaged Scimitar tank
Full story Helmand
Sangin area 12/08/06
Reeves, Leigh
Pte 25 Leics
Leicester Army
Royal Logistic Corps Accident: Road traffic
A driver, Pte Reeves died in an accident in which no-one else was injured
Full story Kabul
Camp Souter 09/08/06
Cutts, Andrew
Pte 19 Notts
Mansfield Army
Royal Logistic Corps, Air Assault Support Regiment “Friendly fire”
A coroner recorded a narrative verdict on Pte Cutt’s death in January 2008, saying that it was more likely than not, the result of ‘friendly fire’.
Full story Helmand
Musa Qala 06/08/06
Nicholls, Ross
L/Cpl 27 Edinburgh Army
Household Cavalry Regiment Hostile: Attack
One of three killed when patrol attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns. Inquest verdict: Unlawful killing
Full story Helmand 01/08/06
Eida, Alex
Capt 29 Surrey
Coulsdon Army
Royal Horse Artillery Hostile: Attack
One of three killed when patrol attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns. Inquest verdict: Unlawful killing
Full story Helmand 01/08/06
Johnson, Ralph
2nd Lt 24 Berkshire
Windsor Army
Household Cavalry Regiment Hostile: Attack
One of three killed when patrol attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns. Inquest verdict: Unlawful killing
Full story Helmand 01/08/06
Jackson, Damien
Pte 19 Tyne and Wear
South Shields Army
Parachute Regiment, 3rd Battalion Hostile: Shot
Shot in firefight with Taleban during operation to clear helicopter landing site
Full story Helmand
Sangin area 05/07/06
Hashmi, Jabron
L/Cpl 24 Birmingham Army
Intelligence Corps, attached to Royal Corps of Signals, in Afghanistan with 3rd Para Battlegroup Hostile: Attack
One of two soldiers killed when rocket-propelled grenade hit government compound. Afghan interpreter also killed
Full story Helmand
Sangin 01/07/06
Thorpe, Peter
Cpl 27 ■■■■■■■
Barrow-in-Furness Army
Royal Corps of Signals, in Afghanistan with 3rd Para Battlegroup Hostile: Attack
One of two soldiers killed when rocket-propelled grenade hit government compound. Afghan interpreter also killed
Full story Helmand
Sangin 01/07/06
Bartlett, Paul
Sgt 35 Royal Marines Hostile: Shot
One of two soldiers killed in gun battle after raid to capture four Taleban members
Full story Helmand
Sangin 27/06/06
Patten, David
Capt 38 County Londonderry
Aghadowey, near Coleraine Army
Parachute Regiment Hostile: Shot
One of two soldiers killed in gun battle after raid to capture four Taleban members
Full story Helmand
Sangin 27/06/06
Philippson, Jim
Capt 29 Herts
St Albans Army
7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Hostile: Shot
Patrol involved in a firefight against suspected Taleban forces, with two other soldiers seriously injured
Full story Helmand 11/06/06
Craddock, Peter
L/Cpl 31 Berkshire
Newbury Army
Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, 1st Battalion Accident: Road traffic
Vehicle hit a tractor on L/Cpl Craddock’s last patrol of tour of duty
Full story Helmand
Lashkar Gah 27/03/06
Cridge, Mark
Cpl 25 Army
Royal Corps of Signals, 7 Signal Regiment Suicide
According to the coroner’s report from 2007 Corporal Cridge killed himself.
Full story Helmand
Camp Bastion 22/03/06
Sherwood, Steven
L/Cpl 23 Herefordshire
Ross-on-Wye Army
Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, 1st Battalion Hostile: Shot
Convoy came under fire, leaving five other soldiers injured
Full story Balkh
Mazar-e-Sharif 29/10/05
Kitulagoda, Jonathan
Pte 23 Devon
Plymouth Army
Rifle Volunteers (TA) Hostile: Suicide bomb
Killed in attack near military base which injured four other UK soldiers
Full story Kabul 28/01/04
Gregory, John
Cpl 30 North Yorkshire
Catterick Army
Royal Logistic Corps Suicide: Shot
Cpl Gregory shot dead Sgt Robert Busuttil at a barbecue, then killed himself
Full story Kabul
International Airport Base 17/08/02
Busuttil, Robert
Sgt 30 Swansea Army
Royal Logistic Corps Unlawful killing: Shot
Shot dead at a barbecue by Cpl John Gregory, who then committed suicide
Full story Kabul
International Airport Base 17/08/02
George, Darren
Pte 23 Surrey
Pirbright Army
Royal Anglian Regiment Accident: Shot
Shot by a colleague who had a ‘dizzy spell’ while handling a machine gun
Full story Kabul 09/04/02
Cpl Lee Scott IED
TPR Josh Hammond IED
TPR (albert) Brett Hall IED
Afgan 2009 RIP 2RTR