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01/04/2003
Irish Guardsman wounded in Iraq
A soldier from Northern Ireland has been shot while on duty in southern Iraq.
Confirming the news, the Ministry of Defence said the soldier from the Irish Guards had already been flown to England where he is being treated for a flesh wound to a leg.
The soldier's mother has been flown in to be at his bedside.
Around 1,000 men and women from Northern Ireland are currently serving in the Gulf.
Confirming the news, the Ministry of Defence said the soldier from the Irish Guards had already been flown to England where he is being treated for a flesh wound to a leg.
The soldier's mother has been flown in to be at his bedside.
Around 1,000 men and women from Northern Ireland are currently serving in the Gulf.
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28 July 2009
Soldier's Bodies Flown Home From Afghanistan
The bodies of four British soldiers who were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan earlier this month, are to be flown home today. Rifleman Aminiasi Toge, 26, Corporal Joseph Etchells, 22, Captain Daniel Shepherd, 28, and Guardsman Christopher King, 20, were all killed in Helmand Province.
Soldier's Bodies Flown Home From Afghanistan
The bodies of four British soldiers who were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan earlier this month, are to be flown home today. Rifleman Aminiasi Toge, 26, Corporal Joseph Etchells, 22, Captain Daniel Shepherd, 28, and Guardsman Christopher King, 20, were all killed in Helmand Province.
09 April 2004
Former British soldier killed in Iraq
A former British soldier, who was in Iraq working as a private security guard, has been shot dead in the town of Hit, it has been reported today. Former Paratrooper Michael John Bloss, 38, from Bridgend, south Wales, was killed while protecting three electrical contractors, according to reports emerging today.
Former British soldier killed in Iraq
A former British soldier, who was in Iraq working as a private security guard, has been shot dead in the town of Hit, it has been reported today. Former Paratrooper Michael John Bloss, 38, from Bridgend, south Wales, was killed while protecting three electrical contractors, according to reports emerging today.
25 July 2008
British Soldier Dies In 'Enemy Fire' In Afghanistan
Another British soldier had been killed in southern Afghanistan, it has been confirmed by the Ministry of Defence. The soldier, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, attached to the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, died on Thursday, after coming under fire while on routine patrol.
British Soldier Dies In 'Enemy Fire' In Afghanistan
Another British soldier had been killed in southern Afghanistan, it has been confirmed by the Ministry of Defence. The soldier, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, attached to the 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, died on Thursday, after coming under fire while on routine patrol.
22 November 2005
Tributes paid to soldier killed in Iraq
Tributes have been paid to the British soldier killed in a bomb attack in Iraq at the weekend. Sergeant John ‘Jonah’ Jones, 31, from the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died from injuries sustained in a roadside bomb attack in the southern Iraq city of Basra on Sunday.
Tributes paid to soldier killed in Iraq
Tributes have been paid to the British soldier killed in a bomb attack in Iraq at the weekend. Sergeant John ‘Jonah’ Jones, 31, from the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, died from injuries sustained in a roadside bomb attack in the southern Iraq city of Basra on Sunday.
20 October 2005
MoD names British soldier killed in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Tuesday night. Sergeant Christian Hickey, of the 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards, died as a result of his injuries, following the explosion, which took place around 11:23 local time in Basra on Tuesday night.
MoD names British soldier killed in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence has named the British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Tuesday night. Sergeant Christian Hickey, of the 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards, died as a result of his injuries, following the explosion, which took place around 11:23 local time in Basra on Tuesday night.
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