Soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland killed in Afghanistan

A Military Operations news article

5 Sep 10

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, serving as part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 September 2010.

Ministry of Defence

The soldier was killed in an explosion in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province.

Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel James Carr-Smith, said:

"It is with great sadness I must inform you that a soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed this morning. The soldier, serving with the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, was part of an operation that was disrupting insurgents in northern Nad 'Ali when he was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade.

"Selfless in the course of his duty he will be missed by his many friends. He was an inspirational soldier. We will remember him."

Next of kin have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before further details are released.

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