Colour Sergeant John Cecil RM

A Military Operations news article

28 May 09

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has to confirm the death of Colour Sergeant John Cecil RM on 21 March 2003.

Colour Sergeant John Cecil Royal Marines
[Picture: via MOD]

His family and friends issued the following statement:

"It is with great sadness that the family and friends of Colour Sergeant John Cecil, Royal Marines, announce his untimely death in the tragic helicopter crash last Friday.

"John leaves behind a great many friends and relatives and our thoughts and prayers go out to Wendy Cecil, his children Nicholas and Jodie, his beloved daughter Paige and his brother David Cecil, all who reside in the Plymouth area.

"John was proud to be a Royal Marine, proud to be British and proud to represent his country, a country dedicated into making the world a safer place to live in."

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