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Soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland was killied in Aghanistan on Sunday 11 November 2012 by an ‘Insider Attack’ while in Patrol Base Shawqat, in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province.

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Guardsman Karl Whittle killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Guardsman Karl Whittle of The Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 7 September 2012 having sustained gunshot wounds when his checkpoint was attacked by insurgents in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province on 14 August 2012.

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Lieutenant Andrew Chesterman killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the death of Lieutenant Andrew Robert Chesterman of the 3rd Battalion The Rifles, who died as a result of wounds sustained by enemy action in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province on 9 August 2012.

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RAF personnel involved in Tornado incident named

By Sharon Black

Following confirmation that one crew member has died and two remain missing, presumed dead, after an incident in the Moray Firth area involving two Tornado GR4 aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth on Tuesday, it is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the identities of the three personnel.

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Soldier from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords)

By Sharon Black

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.