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BFBS NEWS REPORT-Inquest into US Friendly Fire incident That killed 3 Members Of 1 R/Anglian Begins
AN INQUEST opened today into the deaths of three soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. Privates Aaron mcclure, 19, Robert Foster, 19, and John Thrumble, 21 were fighting the Taliban in Helmand when a US F15 aircraft, called to help, dropped a 500lb bomb on them. Pte mcclure, from Ipswich, Suffolk, Pte Foster, from Harlow, Essex, and Pte Thrumble, from Maldon, Essex died in the blast on August 23 2007. During the battle air support was requested from two US F15s to ...
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BBC LOOK EAST NEWS BROADCAST -Tributes to Adam Drane 1 Royal Anglian killed in Afghanistan 2009
Died after being shot in Afghanistan The 100th British soldier to die on active service in Afghanistan in 2009 has been named as Lance Corporal Adam Drane from1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. He was 23 and from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Lance Corporal Drane was survived by his parents, Desmond and Jackie, brother Christopher, and his fiancée, Sian Goodenough. Desmond and Jackie paid the following tribute: "No words can adequately describe what our loss means to us. But knowing we ...
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ANGLIA NEWS BROADCAST - 100th British Soldier Killed in Afghanistan 2009
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Adam Paul Drane from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 7 December 2009. Lance Corporal Drane died whilst carrying out security duties at Check Point Paraang in southern Nad e-Ali, Helmand province. He deployed to Afghanistan as a Section Second-in-Command within C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, attached to the 1st Battalion Grenadier ...
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Sky News- Tribute to 100th Afghan War Victim- L/Cpl Adam Drane 1 Royal Anglian
The parents of the 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year have said there are "no words" to describe their loss but he died doing a job that made them proud. Lance Corporal Adam Drane from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment Friends have described Lance Corporal Adam Drane, 23, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, as a kind and loving man who never stopped talking about his fiancee. The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was shot dead in the Nad-e Ali area ...
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SKY NEWS - 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year is named by the Ministry of Defence
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Adam Paul Drane from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 7 December 2009. Lance Corporal Drane died whilst carrying out security duties at Check Point Paraang in southern Nad e-Ali, Helmand province. He deployed to Afghanistan as a Section Second-in-Command within C (Essex) Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, attached to the 1st Battalion Grenadier ...
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BBC LOOK EAST REPORT -Parents Tribute to Dead Hero Captain David Hicks (MC) killed in Afghanistan
In March 2007, he was deployed on Operation HERRICK 6 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, where he was appointed Company Commander He had commanded a number of dangerous missions deep into Taliban territory, and gained a reputation for always leading from the front, setting the example for his Company. On 11 August 2007, his patrol base, north east of Sangin in Helmand Province, sustained a violent attack from small arms fire, rocket propelled grenades, and indirect fire. Cpt Hicks was injured ...
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BBC LOOK EAST REPORT- Members of 1 Royal Anglian Honoured For Thier Bravery in Afghanistan
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment received 76 awards for their work in Afghanistan during thier 2007 Tour, including the following: Distinguished Service Order (DSO): Lt Col SW Carver Military Cross (MC): lcpl LD Ashby, Maj MP Aston, Maj DSJ Biddick MBE, Capt DC Hicks (killed in action), Cpl RW Moore, lcpl OS Ruecker Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM): Pte LC Nadriva Mentioned in Dispatches (MID): Sgt SE Armon, WO2 K Main, Maj PJ Messenger, WO2 TR Newton, Sgt SI Panter Queen's ...
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