Soldier from 1st Battalion ,Yorkshire Regiment KIA Afghan 30/12/11

[spike7451]

RIP Yorkie,

My sincere heartfelt condolences to your family & friends,I'll be raising a glass in honour tonight.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16373393

A soldier from 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

He was killed by an explosion on 30 December in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province while taking part in a foot patrol.

The soldier's next of kin have been informed of his death.

The number of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan since military operations there began in 2001 now stands at 394.

 

[CC]

RiP fella.

 

[Harry B'Stard]

RIP, stand easy.

Deepest sympathy to all friends and family. Any death is devastating... more so at this time of year. DT_Xtremez_21:

HTB

 

[spike7451]

RIP, stand easy.

Deepest sympathy to all friends and family. Any death is devastating... more so at this time of year. DT_Xtremez_21:

HTB

I know mate,I was just thinking here was a family who had a OK Christmas,dreading the knock on the door like any family with deployed relatives,looking forward to a New Years party only to have everything they hold dear ripped apart by this devastating news.
For them,Christmas & New Year will now & forever take on a new meaning,one of sadness & loss.

 

[ailiebird]

R.I.P. Thoughts to family and friends.

 

[Toonman]

I wait with trepidation the name coming through as I have just retired and moved to a retirement estate in Norfolk Two days ago met a chap on the estate and in the conversation he mentioned that his son is an officer with this regiment. He was so proud of his son and what he had achieved after being brought up in Walthamstow in East London. He said his proudest moment in his life was to attend Sandhurst for his son's passing out parade.

 

[Dazzy26]

RIP fella, thoughts with family and friends

 

[RAF Bird]

RIP fella. X

 

[Vee2]

Sad times as always.

Rest in peace brave soldier.