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Highlander Scott McLaren
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20
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Royal Regiment of Scotland,
4th Battalion
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Sighthill, Edinburgh
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Highlander McLaren disappeared from Checkpoint Salaang in in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province on 4th July. After an extensive all-out 17-hour air and land search, McLaren’s body was located in a canal with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Defence sources confirmed he had been ambushed by Taliban forces minutes after leaving his disappearance - then stripped of his equipment and shot. McLaren is the first UK soldier to be kidnapped and executed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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Cpl Michael Pike
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26
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Royal Regiment of Scotland,
4th Battalion
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Huntly,
Aberdeenshire
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Cpl Pike was taking part in a security operation near Pupalzay, Helmand Province, when the patrol came under fire from rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Eyewitnesses said Cpl Pike "didn't go down without a fight" and was offering covering fire when he was killed. on June 3, 2011.
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Colour Sgt.
Alan “Cammy” Cameron
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42
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1st Battalion,
The Scots Guards
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Livingston,,
West Lothian
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Received serious injuries when he was struck by an Improvised Explosive Device while on foot patrol north of Lashkar Gah on 13 April 2010. Succumbed to his wounds and died suddenly at home in Scotland on March 31, 2011.
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Lance Cpl
Liam Tasker
& “Theo”
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26
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Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 1st Military Working Dog Regiment
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Kirkcaldy,
Fife
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L/Cpl Tasker and his partner Theo (bomb sniffer dog) came under small arms fire while the pair were on patrol in Helmand province March 1, 2011. Tasker was killed by a Taliban sniper. Uninjured in the assault, Theo died several hours later of a seizure. Described by colleagues as an inseparable team, Theo was praised by the Ministry of Defence for making 14 finds of hidden bombs and weapons caches in just five months - a record for a dog and handler. Full size images click here & here.
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L/Cpl Joseph Pool
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26
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Royal Regiment of Scotland, 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots Borderers
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Inverclyde
Greenock
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Killed by rocket propelled grenade while on an operation disrupting insurgents in Nad Ali, Helmand province, on September 5, 2010.
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L/Cpl Stephen Daniel Monkhouse
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28
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1st Battalion,
The Scots Guards
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Inverclyde.
Greenock
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One of two soldiers shot dead while pulling a wounded guardsman to safety in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand on July 21, 2010. A UK military spokesman said they died performing a "courageous and selfless act".
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Cpl Jamie ‘KP’ Kirkpatrick
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32
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Bomb Disposal, 101 Engineer Regiment
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Edinburgh
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Died during a firefight with insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand on June 27, 2010.
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Bombardier Stephen Raymond Gilbert
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36
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Royal Artillery,
4th Regiment
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Dumfries
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Died in hospital in Birmingham on 26 June, from injuries he received in an explosion while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj North district of Helmand province, Afghanistan on June 10, 2010.
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Lance Sgt. David Walker
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36
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1st Battalion,
The Scots Guards
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Glasgow
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Fatally wounded while conducting a ground domination patrol which was engaged by insurgent fire in Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010
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Pvt. Sean McDonald
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26
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Company B, The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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One of two Scottish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a routine night patrol south of Patrol Base Wishtan in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2010
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Cpl. Johnathan Moore
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22
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Company B, The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Lanarkshire, Scotland
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One of two Scottish soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a routine night patrol south of Patrol Base Wishtan in the Sangin area of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 7, 2010
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Lance Cpl. Tommy Brown
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NA
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1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiments
Special Forces Support Group
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Glasgow
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Died when a roadside bomb detonated while on a foot patrol about .62 miles (1 kilometer) south of Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 22, 2009.
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Corporal Thomas 'Tam' Mason
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27
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The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Rosyth,
Fife
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Cpl Mason was injured by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province on September 15, 2009. He was flown back to the UK for treatment at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, where he died on October 25th.
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Acting Sgt. Michael Lockett
Military Cross
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29
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2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) Battle Group
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Monifieth,
Angus
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Lockett was confirming the discovery of a roadside bomb when it exploded during a dismounted patrol near Patrol Base Sandford in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 21, 2009.
Acting Sgt Michael Lockett is the first holder of the Military Cross to die in battle since the Second World War.
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Corporal John Harrison
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29
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3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
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East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire
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Killed in a firefight with the Taliban during the rescue of hostage Stephen Farrell, in Kunduz Province on September 9, 2009
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Sgt. Stuart Millar
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40
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The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Inverness, Invernesshire
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One of two soldiers killed in a blast, thought to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade, while on foot patrol north of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province on August 31, 2009
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Pvt. Kevin
Elliott
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24
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The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Angus,
Dundee
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One of two soldiers killed in a blast, thought to have been caused by a rocket-propelled grenade, while on foot patrol north of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province on August 31, 2009.
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Pvt. Robert McLaren
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20
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The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Kintra, Isle of Mull, Scotland
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Killed in an explosion that occurred as he attempted to move forward during a firefight in southern Afghanistan, on June 11, 2009
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Corporal Sean Binnie
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22
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The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Belfast
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Killed during a fire fight with insurgents on May 7, 2009, near Musa Qaleh in Helmand province where he was serving as part of the battle group mentoring the Afghan National Army.
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Senior Aircraftman Graham Livingstone
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23
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Support Weapons Flight, 3 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment
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Strathclyde, Scotland
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One of two British airmen killed when their vehicle was struck by an explosion during a patrol at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 13, 2008
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary “Gaz” O'Donnell, GC
Bar to
George Cross
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40
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11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Musa Qaleh in Helmand province, on September 10, 2008
The first Bar to the George Medal awarded in 26 years posthumously awarded. The first Bar to the George Medal means it has been awarded to the same person twice and WO2 O'Donnell, who at the time of his death already held the George Medal for his work defusing bombs in Iraq, was recommended for the further honour in recognition of his remarkable actions in two separate incidents in May and July 2008.
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Corporal Barry Dempsey
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29
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The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment
of Scotland
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Ayrshire, Scotland
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Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Gereshk area of Helmand province, Afghanistan on August 18, 2008
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Sgt. Jonathan W. Mathews
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35
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The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Killed when Taliban fighters ambushed his foot patrol near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2008
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Lance Cpl. James Johnson
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31
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Company B, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Drumchapel, Scotland
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Killed when an anti-personnel mine exploded during a vehicle checkpoint patrol operating in the Lashkar Gar area in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, 2008
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Marine Alexander Lucas
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24
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Victor Company,
45 Commando
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Peebles, Scotland
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Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near Kajaki in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2008
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Captain John McDermid
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43
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The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment
of Scotland
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a joint British and Afghan National Army patrol south of Sangin in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on November 14, 2007
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Marine Gary Wright
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22
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Reconnaissance Troop, 45 Commando,
Royal Marines
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Glasgow, Scotland
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Killed when a suicide bomber threw himself in front of his vehicle while on patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan on October 19, 2006
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Corporal Mark William Wright, GC
George Cross
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27
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3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Killed when a routine patrol encountered an unmarked minefield in the region of Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2006
Corporal Mark Wright has been posthumously awarded the George Cross for an act of "the greatest gallantry and complete disregard for his own safety in striving to save others."
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Pvt. Craig O'Donnell
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24
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Company B, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
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Clydebank, Dunbartonshire Scotland
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Killed along with four Afghan civilians when a suicide car bomb exploded near a NATO convoy on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 4, 2006
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Flight Sgt. Stephen Beattie
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42
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120 Squadron,
Royal Air Force
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Dundee,
Scotland
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One of 14 British servicemen killed when a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft accidentally crashed about 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on September 2, 2006
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