British soldier from 36 Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 36 Engineer Regiment, serving as part of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Task Force, was killed in Afghanistan today, Monday 15 February 2010. The soldier died from wounds received as a result of an explosion near Patrol Base EZARAY, to the north-east of Sangin District Centre in Helmand Province, this afternoon. Read It Here RIP




With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
Britain mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.