Roll of Honour Afganistan

[Laurence Strong]

WO Frank Robert Mellish, died from wounds in a taliban attack 3 Sept 2006

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Pte Mark Anthony Graham, died from frienly fire while attacking the taliban on OP Medusa 4 Sept 2006.

Dearly missed by their families. Thank you Gentlemen, rest in peace.

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Pte David Byers

Killed by suicide bomber while they were on a security patrol Mon Sept 18 2006

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Cpl Glen Arnold

Killed by suicide bomber while they were on a security patrol Mon Sept 18 2006

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Cpl Shane Keating

Killed by suicide bomber while they were on a security patrol Mon Sept 18 2006

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Cpl Kieth Morley

Killed by suicide bomber while they were on a security patrol Mon Sept 18 2006

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http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/peacekeepers.html

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Thanks Gordon

Pte Josh Klukie died on 29 Sept 06 while on foot patrol he triggered a IED. The trap was an anti-tank mine bolstered by other explosives and set to go off with a footstep.

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Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam

3 Oct 2006

The soldiers were involved in a road construction project 20 kilometres west of Kandahar at about 4:50 p.m. when they came under attack from a handful of insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles.

Edited October 5, 2006 by Laurence Strong

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Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell

3 Oct 2006

"They were members of the surveillance troop ? a reconnaissance squadron," said Col. Fred Lewis, deputy commander of the Canadian contingent in Kandahar. "They were conducting vehicle checkpoints and observation posts at the time."

Edited October 5, 2006 by Laurence Strong

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - The names of two soldiers killed Saturday in a fierce ambush were released Sunday by Canadian military officials here.

Sgt. Darcy Tedford and Pte. Blake Williamson were both with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. Their hometowns were not immediately available.

The two were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded over their heads west of Kandahar.

They were guarding a road being built by Canadians that would link the violent Panjwaii district with a main highway that has been a prime target for insurgent attacks.

The fallen soldiers will be honoured in a special ceremony in Kandahar before making their final journey home, but the exact timing was not released.

Two other soldiers wounded in the attack were in hospital Sunday, in serious but non-critical condition.

The Canadians were attacked while patrolling an unfinished four-kilometre road to link the Panjwaii district about 20 kilometres west of Kandahar with a main highway. The vital artery would allow safer passage for troops and local Afghan people. But it has proven to be a treacherous gauntlet for troops ambushed or killed by bombs in recent weeks.

Soldiers in the region say there just aren't enough of them to properly clear the area of insurgents who've stepped up attacks since a major three-week offensive against the Taliban last month was declared a success by NATO.

Six Canadians have died along the unfinished road or the 16-square-kilometre area around it since late September.

"The Taliban don't like roads because roads mean progress," said Brig.-Gen. David Fraser, the Canadian and NATO commander in southern Afghanistan.

"And the Taliban only want to destroy."

Forty-two Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have now died in Afghanistan since 2002.

About 2,300 Canadian troops are based in Kandahar province.

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Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson

Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson was a gunner inside an armoured vehicle that struck a mine or a roadside bomb in the early morning of Oct. 7, 2006.

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Sgt. Darcy Tedford

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Pte. Blake Williamson

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Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts killed in Afghanistan

3 Sep 06

It is with deep regret that the MOD must confirm the death of Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts of the Parachute Regiment, who was killed following the crash of a RAF Nimrod MR2 aircraft in Afghanistan on Saturday 2 September 2006.

Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts

Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts joined the Parachute Regiment in 2000 and after completing his training in 2001 was posted to 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment in Dover.

In addition to deploying on exercises to Kenya and the USA, he quickly accumulated a broad range of operational deployments. These included Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan and his operational performance was invariably of the highest order.

Throughout his career he demonstrated ability beyond his age and rank. A loyal, brave, intelligent and dependable man he was an outstanding soldier with a bright future ahead of him.

He will be sadly missed by all who had the good fortune to know him.

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceN...Afghanistan.htm

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A Royal Marine from 45 Commando died after a suicide bomber targeted a Nato patrol in Lashkar Gah on 19 October.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5121552.stm

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5121552.stm

The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 41 after the death of a Royal Marine in Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province on 19 October.

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1Bn Royal Canadian Regiment,

Regiment Seargent Major

Killed on Monday in a suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan

Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, originally from Bathurst, N.B.

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Cpl. Albert Storm was based in CFB Petawawa, Ont., and was a member of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group.

Storm and Girouard died when a suicide car bomber drove his vehicle into a convoy of military vehicles on the outskirts of Kandahar in the Panjwaii district early Monday and detonated explosives. They were travelling in a Bison, an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle.

The Panjwaii is considered a Taliban stronghold and has been the scene of fierce fighting between NATO soldiers and Taliban militants in recent months.

[Guest Darrell]

Hi Larry, can I ask where you get the pictures from? Thanks.

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British military fatalities in Afghanistan

The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 47 after the death of a Royal Marine in Helmand province on 21 February.

Of the 47, 21 died from accidents, illness, or non-combat injuries, according to the MoD.

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10/29/05 Sherwood, Steven Lance Corporal 23 UK UK Army 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Hostile - hostile fire Mazar-e Sharif Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire

01/28/04 Kitulagoda, Jonathan Private 23 UK E (Devon & Dorset) Company, The Rifle Volunteers, British Territorial Army Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber Kabul (near) Plymouth

08/17/02 Busuttil, Robert Sergeant 30 UK Royal Logistics Corps Non-hostile - homicide Kabul Tycoch Swansea

08/17/02 Gregory, John Corporal 30 UK Royal Logistics Corps Non-hostile - suicide British base at Kabul International Airport Catterick North Yorkshire

04/09/02 George, Darren John Lance Corporal 22 UK 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment

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A Canadian reserve soldier was killed in a non-combat shooting in Afghanistan, the Department of National Defence confirmed Tuesday.

The soldier is identified as Cpl. Kevin Megeney, a reservist from Stellarton, N.S. and member of the 1st Battallion Nova Scotia Highlanders.

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The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 67 after the death of a soldier in the south of the country on 27 July 2007.

Of the 67, 23 died from accidents, illness, or non-combat injuries, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 68 after the death of a soldier in the south of the country on 29 July 2007.

Of the 68, 23 died from accidents, illness, or non-combat injuries, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).