Soldier from 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters killed in Afghanistan on 30 June
30 Jun 07
It is with profound sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of a soldier from 1st battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters in southern Afghanistan today, Saturday 30 June 2007.
Ministry of Defence
He was acting as a liaison officer between the Battalion and a joint US task force and Afghan National Army operation in an area south-west of Sangin, northern Helmand province
At approximately 0900 local time the combined coalition forces engaged a substantial group of Taliban that were setting up a possible ambush site near to the village of Qaleh-e-Gaz.
Following the engagement a vehicle belonging to the coalition force was struck by an explosion as it moved to south of the village. Whilst destroying the vehicle to deny it to the enemy, the coalition force was engaged by taliban fire, resulting in the British soldier's injury.
The soldier was medically evacuated to the ISAF hospital at Camp Bastion but sadly did not survive.
The soldier's next of kin have been informed and have requested a period of grace before further details are released.
