Soldier from 3 RIFLES killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of a soldier from 3rd Battalion The RIFLES, serving with 3 RIFLES Battle Group, during the afternoon of 27 March 2010. The soldier died as a result of an explosion which occurred in an area 1km to the east of Sangin District Centre, in Helmand Province. Read More 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.