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Soldier from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords)
18 Jun 11
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the death of a soldier from the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords), who was killed on Saturday 18 June 2011. The soldier was shot while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj (North) District of Helmand Province and died of his injuries.
Ministry of Defence
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel Tim Purbrick, said:
"It is with much regret that I have to announce the death of a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords). On the morning of 18th June the soldier deployed from his base in Khar Nikar on a partnered patrol with the Afghan National Army to meet with people who had recently reoccupied the Haji Tor Aga Kalay area in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand province.
"The soldier was part of the protective cordon guarding the meeting when insurgents engaged them with small arms fire during which he was fatally wounded. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."
The serviceman’s next of kin have been informed.
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