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21/04/2011
Female Bomb Disposal Expert Remembered
The commanding officer of a female bomb disposal expert who died in Afghanistan has described her as a "passionate, robust and forthright individual" who lived life to the full.
Capt Lisa Jade Head, 29, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was injured in an explosion while clearing roadside bombs.
On Monday Capt Head, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, died at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth NHS Hospital after the explosion in Helmand province.
She had neutralised one improvised explosive device (IED) and was fatally injured while working on a second.
Capt Head is the second British female of the armed forces to die in Afghanistan in almost a decade.
She described her job as "the best in the world".
(BMcN/GK)
Capt Lisa Jade Head, 29, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, was injured in an explosion while clearing roadside bombs.
On Monday Capt Head, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, died at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth NHS Hospital after the explosion in Helmand province.
She had neutralised one improvised explosive device (IED) and was fatally injured while working on a second.
Capt Head is the second British female of the armed forces to die in Afghanistan in almost a decade.
She described her job as "the best in the world".
(BMcN/GK)
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