Roll of Honour Afganistan

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The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 70 after the death of a soldier in Helmand province on 11 August 2007.

Capt David Hicks from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment died after being injured in an attack on his patrol base north-east of Sangin in Helmand province on 11 August.

Capt Hicks also served in Bosnia and Iraq

The 26-year-old, from Wokingham, Berkshire, was described as an "outstanding officer" who always led from the front.

His commanding officer, Lt Col Stuart Carver, said that during the attack on the base, Capt Hicks had "led from the forward position" in order to direct the battle and "provide an inspiring example to his men".

He added: "Even after being mortally wounded his only concern was to get back into position to control the fight."

Private Tony Rawson from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was killed on 10 August during a routine patrol in the area of Jusyalay, north east of Sangin, in Helmand Province.

Pte Rawson had previously served in Iraq

The 27-year-old from Dagenham, east London, known to his comrades as 'Nicey', joined the Army in 2002 and had previously served in Iraq.

His commanding officer, Lt Col Stuart Carver, said Pte Rawson was "passionate about his job, with a big heart and a generous and trustworthy personality who died courageously in close combat".

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Private Tony Rawson

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13/01/07 Curry, Thomas Marine 21 M Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Hostile - small arms fire Kajaki, Northern Helmand Province London, England

27/12/06 Dwyer, James Lance Bombardier 22 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery Hostile - land mine strike Southern Helmand Province South Africa

12/12/06 Watson, Richard J. Marine 23 K Company, 42 Commando, Royal Marines Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Now Zad (Now Zad, northern Helmand Province) Caterham, Surrey, England.

05/12/06 Wigley, Jonathan Marine 21 Zulu Company, 45 Commando, Royal Marines Hostile - hostile fire Southern Helmand Province Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire England

18/10/06 Wright, Gary Marine 22 45 Commando, Royal Marines Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province Glasgow, Scotland

06/09/06 Muirhead, Paul[1] Lance Corporal 29 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Hostile Musa Quala (Helmand Province) Bearley, Warwickshire England

06/09/06 Wright, Mark William[2] Corporal 25 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Hostile fire - land mine Kajaki (Helmand Province) Edinburgh Scotland

06/09/06 McCulloch, Luke Lance Corporal 21 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment Hostile [22] Sangin (Helmand province) Cape Town South Africa

04/09/06 O?Donnell, Craig[3] Private 24 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland Hostile fire - suicide bomber Kabul Clydebank, Dunbartonshire Scotland

02/09/06 Dicketts, Oliver Simon[4] Lance Corporal 27 The Parachute Regiment Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Wadhurst, East Sussex, England

02/09/06 Windall, Joseph David[4] Private 22 Royal Marines Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire England

02/09/06 Quilliam, Gary Paul[4] Sergeant (Weapons Systems Operator) 42 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Manchester England

02/09/06 Langton, John Joseph[4] Sergeant (Weapons Systems Operator) 29 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Liverpool England

02/09/06 Knight, Benjamin James[4] Sergeant (Weapons Systems Operator) 25 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Bridgewater England

02/09/06 Davies, Adrian Flight[4] Sergeant (Air Engineer) 49 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Amersham, Bucks England

02/09/06 Bell, Gerard Martin Flight[4] Sergeant (Weapons System Operator) 48 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Cambridgeshire England

02/09/06 Beattie, Stephen[4] Flight Sergeant (Weapons System Operator) 42 UK Royal Air Force Number 120 Squadron Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Dundee, Scotland

02/09/06 Andrews, Gary Wayne Flight[4] Sergeant 48 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Tankerton in Kent England

02/09/06 Swarbrick, Steven[4] Flt Lt (pilot) 28 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Liverpool England

02/09/06 Squires, Allan James[4] Flt Lt (pilot and captain) 39 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Clatterbridge England

02/09/06 Nicholas, Gareth Rodney[4] Flt Lt (Weapon System Officer - Navigator) 40 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Newquay, Cornwall England

02/09/06 Mitchelmore, Leigh Anthony[4] Flt Lt (Weapon System Officer - Navigator) 28 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Bournemouth England

02/09/06 Johnson, Steven[4] Flt Lt (Weapon System Officer - Navigator) 38 No. 120 Squadron RAF Non-hostile - aeroplane crash Southern Afghanistan Collingham, Notts England

01/09/06 Draiva, Anare Ranger 27 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment Hostile Musa Quala (Helmand Province) Afghanistan Fiji

27/08/06 Hetherington, Jonathan[5] Lance Corporal 22 14 Signal Regiment Hostile fire Musa Qaleh (northern Helmand Province) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

20/08/06 Budd, Bryan James[6] Corporal 29 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Hostile fire - small arms fire Sangin (Helmand province) Ripon, North Yorks England

12/08/06 Tansey, Sean Lance Corporal 26 The Life Guards Non-hostile - accident Helmand province Washington, Tyne and Wear England

09/08/06 Reeves, Leigh Private 25 Royal Logistic Corps Non-hostile - vehicle accident Kabul (Camp Souter) Leicester England

06/08/06 Cutts, Andrew Barrie Private 20 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Hostile fire - small arms fire Musa Qualeh (Helmand Province) Blidworth, Nottinghamshire England

01/08/06 Nicholls, Ross Lance Corporal 27 Household Cavalry Regiment Hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Helmand Province Afghanistan Edinburgh Scotland

01/08/06 Johnson, Ralph 2nd Lieutenant 24 UK British Army Household Cavalry Regiment Hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Helmand Province Windsor England

01/08/06 Eida, Alex Captain 29 Royal Horse Artillery Hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG Helmand Province Surrey England

05/07/06 Jackson, Damien Raymond Private 19 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Hostile fire - small arms fire Sangin (Helmand Province) South Shields, Tyne and Wear England

01/07/06 Hashmi, Jabron Lance Corporal 25 14 Signal Regiment Hostile fire - small arms fire Sangin District (Helmand Province) Birmingham England

01/07/06 Thorpe, Peter Corporal 28 14 Signal Regiment Hostile fire - small arms fire Sangin District (Helmand Province) Cumbria England

27/06/06 Bartlett, Paul Sergeant 35 Special Boat Service, Royal Marines Hostile fire Sangin valley (Helmand Province) Poole, Dorset, England

27/06/06 Patten, David Captain 39 Parachute Regiment Special Reconnaissance Regiment Hostile fire Sangin valley (Helmand Province) Ulster Ireland

12/06/06 Philippson, Jim Captain 29 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Hostile fire Helmand Province St Albans Hertfordshire

27/03/06 Craddock, Peter Edward Lance Corporal ? 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Non-hostile - vehicle accident Lashkar Gah (Helmand Province) Newberry England

22/03/06 Cridge, Mark Corporal 25 7 Signal Regiment, Royal Signals Non-hostile - unspecified cause Camp Bastion (Helmand Province) Not reported yet

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

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

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

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

09/04/02 George, Darren John Lance Corporal 22 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment Non-hostile - weapon discharge (accid.) Kabul Basildon Essex

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The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 73 after the deaths of three soldiers in Helmand province on 24 August 2007.

Three British soldiers are killed in a suspected "friendly fire" incident involving US military aircraft while on operations in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 24 August.

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The total number of UK troops killed while on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 has risen to 73 after the deaths of three soldiers in Helmand province on 24 August 2007.

Three British soldiers were killed in a "friendly fire" incident involving US military aircraft while on operations in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 24 August.

Privates Aaron McClure, Robert Foster and John Thrumble from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment were on a patrol near Kajaki when they came under Taleban fire.

The MoD says events surrounding the deaths are under investigation

Two US F15 fighters were called in to provide close air support, when a bomb from one of the aircraft struck the compound the three men and their platoon were in.

Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Carver, Commanding Officer 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment, said Pte McClure, 19, from Ipswich,"was already a veteran of over forty engagements with the enemy. It is tragic that where the Taliban had failed, it was an accident that has taken him from us."

Lt Col Carver described Pte Thrumble, 21, from Chelmsford, Essex, as "proven in combat on countless occasions - his raw courage and ability to raise a smile were invaluable in these testing times".

Of Pte Foster, aged 19 and from Harlow in Essex, Lt Col Carver said: "Fiercely loyal to his friends, he had seemingly limitless reserves of courage and strength of character way beyond his years."

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