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19/07/2010
UK Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Named
The Ministry of Defence has now named all four of the British servicemen who were killed in Afghanistan over the weekend.
Staff Sergeant Brett George Linley, 29, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, The Royal Logistics Corps, was killed in an explosion during a counter-IED operation in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province.
He enlisted into the Royal Logistics Corps in March 2001 and qualified as an Ammunition Technician in September 2002. Over the next eight years, he trained for several Counter-IED roles and most recently in March 2010, qualified as a High Threat IEDD Operator.
Jonathan Crookes, 26, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Sangin in Helmand Province on Friday.
Marine Crookes was born in Birmingham and lived with his mother and fiancee Danielle in Halesowen, West Midlands. He had an older brother and sister called Robert and Jane.
He joined the Royal Marines Reserve, Birmingham Detachment in September 2005, passing or duty as a Royal Marines Commando in November 2006. He was awarded the Commando Dagger in November 2006 for the best all round recruit in training.
Sergeant David Thomas Monkhouse, 35, from The Royal Dragoon Guards, was killed in an explosion in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province on Saturday.
Sergeant Monkhouse, known as Bob, was born in Carlisle and raised in his home town of Aspatria.
He leaves behind his mother, Bobby, his sister Deborah, his partner Fiona and his daughter Daisy-Twinkle.
Throughout his career, Sergeant Monkhouse, a medical technician, served on four tours in Northern Ireland and in Iraq in 2007.
Senior Aircraftman Kinikki Griffiths, 20, was also killed in a road accident near Camp Bastion in Helmand Province on Friday.
He had joined the RAF last year and was described by his colleagues as a "consummate professional gunner".
(KMcA/BMcC)
Staff Sergeant Brett George Linley, 29, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, The Royal Logistics Corps, was killed in an explosion during a counter-IED operation in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province.
He enlisted into the Royal Logistics Corps in March 2001 and qualified as an Ammunition Technician in September 2002. Over the next eight years, he trained for several Counter-IED roles and most recently in March 2010, qualified as a High Threat IEDD Operator.
Jonathan Crookes, 26, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Sangin in Helmand Province on Friday.
Marine Crookes was born in Birmingham and lived with his mother and fiancee Danielle in Halesowen, West Midlands. He had an older brother and sister called Robert and Jane.
He joined the Royal Marines Reserve, Birmingham Detachment in September 2005, passing or duty as a Royal Marines Commando in November 2006. He was awarded the Commando Dagger in November 2006 for the best all round recruit in training.
Sergeant David Thomas Monkhouse, 35, from The Royal Dragoon Guards, was killed in an explosion in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province on Saturday.
Sergeant Monkhouse, known as Bob, was born in Carlisle and raised in his home town of Aspatria.
He leaves behind his mother, Bobby, his sister Deborah, his partner Fiona and his daughter Daisy-Twinkle.
Throughout his career, Sergeant Monkhouse, a medical technician, served on four tours in Northern Ireland and in Iraq in 2007.
Senior Aircraftman Kinikki Griffiths, 20, was also killed in a road accident near Camp Bastion in Helmand Province on Friday.
He had joined the RAF last year and was described by his colleagues as a "consummate professional gunner".
(KMcA/BMcC)
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