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Rifleman Aaron Lincoln, from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, died on 2 April after he was wounded by small arms fire during a routine patrol in Basra in southern Iraq.

The Ministry of Defence said the serviceman was injured in the al-Ashar district.

He was taken to Basra Palace for treatment before being flown by helicopter to a field hospital at Basra Air Station but died later of his injuries.

UK soldier dies after Iraq patrol

A British soldier has died after being wounded during a routine patrol in southern Iraq.

The soldier, from the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, was injured in the al-Asher district of Basra at about 1400 BST.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said his family had been informed. His name is expected to be released on Tuesday.

A second serviceman was also wounded in the incident, which came a day after another UK soldier died following an attack on his patrol in the same area.

The MoD said the serviceman in Monday's incident was taken to Basra Palace for treatment, before being flown by helicopter to a field hospital at Basra Air Station.

Major David Gell, British military spokesman in Basra, said the second wounded soldier was expected to make a full recovery.

A British soldier died on 2 April after he was wounded during a routine patrol in Basra in southern Iraq.

The Ministry of Defence said the serviceman, who has not been named yet, was injured in the al-Ashar district.

He was taken to Basra Palace for treatment before being flown by helicopter to a field hospital at Basra Air Station.

Kingsman Danny Wilson, from Chindit Company, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died on 1 April after being wounded while on patrol in the al-Ashar area of Basra.

Kingsman Wilson, from Workington, Cumbria, was wounded as he checked the roadside ahead for explosive devices. He leaves behind a wife and son.

His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Kenyon MBE, said: "Selfless, committed and always ready to look on the bright side, he will be sorely missed."

Soldier dies after Iraq shooting

A British soldier has died after being wounded in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

The soldier, from Chindit Company, 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, had been injured while on patrol in the al-Ashar area of Basra.

An MoD spokeswoman said the soldier died as a result of gunshot wounds. The soldier's family has been informed.

The number of British troops killed so far in operations in Iraq has now risen to 135.

Evacuated

Major David Gell, military spokesman in Basra, said: "We can confirm that a British soldier was shot while on patrol.

"He was evacuated to Basra Palace, but subsequently died of his injuries.

"He would have been stabilised by a team medic and evacuated straight away, but unfortunately the injuries the soldier sustained were not survivable.

"Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time."

Private Johnathon Wysoczan, 21, from The Staffordshire Regiment, was the last to die on 4 March after being critically injured on patrol in Basra.

In February the government said troop numbers would be cut from 7,100 to 5,500 this year.

Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell me how many Lodges Bickley in Cheshire had, and what there numbers were. Does the Lodge still exist? I`m particularly interested in the year 1651 period.

Gordon.

In his nearly 20 years of working with the Wisconsin National Guard, Sgt. 1st Class Todd Tilkens has held a variety of positions within the community and abroad. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, escorting convoys in Kuwait. He worked the local airport with security teams and patrols neighborhood streets on Halloween, making streets safer for children.

The Combat Lifesaver program is a program instituted by the Army in the early 1990s and by the Marine Corps sometime later. Non-medical soldiers and Marines go through a course run by medics. They are trained in more advanced first aid skills than you get in basic training, the most important of which are administering IVs and performing CPR.

A Combat Lifesaver is not a medic. He or she is first and foremost responsible for his or her primary mission, and only provides medical assistance if the mission allows. For a corpsman or medic, by contrast, providing that medical assistance is the mission.

When I first was certified as a Combat Lifesaver, I had to put an IV in a fellow 2nd lieutenant's arm. He turned out to be quite the bleeder.

Cheers Dave that clears that up thank you. Hope you didn`t empty the Lt to much ho,ho,ho.

Nice coin!!!!

I can nver get my head round, why mints put a value on coins, where the base metal is worth far more. The US gold eagle coins are a classic example of this. Can anyone shine any light on this for me?

Interesting is it gold?

Is it for general circulation?

Cheers Paul, I assume that these guys are all volunteers, then spend their careers with the Corps?

Slighty off topic. Whats the score with a combat life saver? Are they just a box standard Marine type whose had a slightly more medical training that the others, or is this something else entirely?

In the British Army, we have Comabt Medics (RAMC) & Regimental Medical Assistants, which could be any cap badge, but had done a course to a higher standard than your basic training type level. These RMA`s I believe held the same standard as CMT`s.

Paul, want an interesting thread!!! Keep up the good work, I look forward to reading the next one.

Cheers guys, thats smashing thanks for taking the time to answer my question.

I wonder why the Marines don`t have their own medics, when they seem to have every other trade?

Mongolia.

See also: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=16218

What has been called a "Polish" medal isn't (legend in English, after all). It is the Multinational Division Central South unofficial award.

Doesn`t seem very stable to me?

Theres a civvy one now to.

Private Johnathon Wysoczan from 4 Platoon, B Company, First Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, died in the UK on 4 March after being critically injured on patrol in Iraq.

Pte Wysoczan, 21, from Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, was wounded after being hit by a single round in south Basra.

Major Dominic Rutherford said: "He was a very confident soldier, indeed the very first time I met him he jumped in before I could call him by his name and told me how to pronounce it or to call him A-Z as it was easier."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6421453.stm

Hi Guys, Can anyone explain the US Navy/Marines Corpman Rank System....

HMC - Chief Hospital Corpsman

HM1 - Hosp First Class

HM2 " Second Class

HM3 " Third Class

HN - Hospitalman

HA - Hospitalman Apprentice

Also I believe you get additonal ranks , like E5, and stuff like that what does it all mean?

Could you like have a HM2 whose say a Staff Sgt, and a HM1 whose a Cpl? I assume that the HMC would be a Warrant Officer?

BJOW

Muck-el, not Muck-le?

Pennsylvania is a Hell Research State. You have to GO to Harrisburg IN PERSON for ALL records--even your own.

Enlistment in August 1944 for a Bulge award doesn't seem too likely. I don't know anybody who was shipped overseas to the front in that little time.

Rick, re research your very right, I gave up in the end. Also I agree with the Bulge point as well, maybe just maybe a Far East award, or tail end of Germany Award. I don`t even know who he served with he might have been a chef for all I know?

Sorry about the name mis spelling too!!!! My sausage fingers ho,ho,ho

Cheers LG thats really interesting thank you.

Chris US medals are very difficult to ascertain. Here is an example of naming that I have in my collection again believe to be WW2. If you email the guy from Kev`s link, he`s the guy to ask, what he doesn`t know isn`t worth knowing, as they say.

23rd June 2005

Bloodiest day for U.S. women

At least four Marines -- including three women -- were killed. Of the 13 Marines wounded, 11 were female, the sources said Friday.

Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark, 43, of Centralia, Wash., died June 23 in a convoy that was attacked by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Fallujah. She was a culinary specialist deployed with Naval Construction Region Detachment 30, Port Hueneme, Calif., and was temporarily assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Cpl. Ramona M. Valdez, 20, of Bronx, N.Y., died June 23 while traveling in a convoy that was attacked by a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq. She was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette, 21, from Cranston, R.I., died June 23 from wounds sustained when a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device struck her vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. She was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Gordon - No actually its given to guardsmen only when they are on state duty, i.e. under control of the state. They can be give out for a variety of reasons. I remember seeing a news article some time back that indicated that a Wisconsin National Guardsmen had been awarded the Wisconsion Commendation Medal for saving a child from choking at a local airport. AFTER moblization they are authorized active Army medals. Sorry to cause confusion. Kevin

So its one worth having then!

"From the Social Security Death Index:

Robert Muckle

born 17 December 1909

died Athens, Georgia (zip code 30601) May 1993.

Social Security number 258-01-1930 issued in Georgia

That's probably him.

Genealogical searchings reveal every single person in Northumberland NOT an ancestor of mine was apparently named Robert Muckle FOREVER... and over the border into the Lowlands as well up there.

Try the Athens City Clerk for an exact death day and ask about what local paper would have carried his obituary."

Have done a little digging, and evidence points to this being the guy? I suppose I`ll never know for sure?

Robert L. Muckel (Army serial number: 33876554) enlisted on 7 Aug 1944. He was born in 1926 and was from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Gordon - Yes, Most State Guards have equivalents to active duty Army medals like the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. These are given out soldiers who are on state service. Once they are mobilized, like for Iraq or Afghanistan, they are eligible for active Army medals. Kevin

Cheers Kevin, so it`s a kinda thanks for mobilzing medal then?

From the Social Security Death Index:

Robert Muckle

born 17 December 1909

died Athens, Georgia (zip code 30601) May 1993.

Social Security number 258-01-1930 issued in Georgia

That's probably him.

Genealogical searchings reveal every single person in Northumberland NOT an ancestor of mine was apparently named Robert Muckle FOREVER... and over the border into the Lowlands as well up there.

Try the Athens City Clerk for an exact death day and ask about what local paper would have carried his obituary.

Cheers Rick, thats smashing thank you!!!!!

The other is Cullen U Gulko, I`ve found out quiet a bit out about him.

Robert L Muckle

This is the one I`m really interested in find more out about. Any ideas?