Deaths

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14 September 2011 - Lance Corporal Jonathan James McKinlay - It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Jonathan James McKinlay, of B Company, 1st Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Afghanistan on 14 September 2011. He was killed by a burst of small arms fire on Wednesday, 14 September 2011, while on patrol with his team and members of the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) in a village near to his checkpoint. More>>

12 August 2011 - Lieutenant Daniel John Clack 1 RIFLES.  It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Daniel John Clack, from 1st Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Afghanistan on 12 August 2011. Lieutenant Clack was killed while leading a ten-man patrol into the village of Dactran to speak to the local nationals and discuss a shura due to take place the next day. More >>

18 July 2011 - Corporal Mark Anthony Palin 1 RIFLES.  It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Mark Anthony Palin from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on 18 July 2011.

 
5 Jun 2011 - Rifleman Martin Jon Lamb, 1 RIFLES.  It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Martin Jon Lamb from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 June 2011.  Rifleman (Rfn) Lamb deployed to Afghanistan in April 2011 as a member of 'A' Company, Reconnaissance Platoon, operating out of the newly established temporary Checkpoint Zarawar, in the contested area of Alikozai, in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand province. More>> 

23 May 2011 - Colour Serjeant Kevin Charles Fortuna  1 RIFLES.  It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Colour Serjeant Kevin Charles Fortuna from A Company, 1st Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 23 May 2011. More>>

01 Dec 2010 - WO2 Edward (Chez) Chessum. It is with tremendous sadness that we have to announce the death of WO2 Edward (Chez) Chessum E Company 7 Rifles on 1st December 2010.##

Chez had been fighting cancer in various forms for a number of years and despite an operation last week he finally succumbed to the illness.#  His funeral will be held on 13 DEC 10 at 14.00 at St Peter and St Paul's Church, High Street, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 8A followed by his burial at Tickford Cemetery, Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, Bucks, MK16 9BG.  Donations to Care for Casualties.

His wife Lorraine is keen that as many as possible of Chez’s friends and fellow riflemen who served with him in the UK and on Operations attend his funeral and join his family afterwards at John Howard Barracks where we will toast his memory and hopefully share some laughter as we recall our time serving with a great Rifleman, a Chosen Man through and through.####

08 Aug 2010 - Bugle Major Colin Green sadly died 8 August 2010.  Funeral will take place Thursday 19 August 2010 at 1115 hrs.  Location:  St Hildas Chapel,  Teeside Crematorium, Acklam Road, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS5 7HD. Reception:  Clairville Hotel, Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, TS16 9BG.  No flowers.  Donations please to Help for Heroes

04 April 2010 -  Rifleman Mark Turner 3 RIFLES was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 4 April 2010. More>>

27 March 2010 - Rifleman Daniel Holkham 3 RIFLES  was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 27 March 2010.  More>>

22 March 2010 - Serjeant Steven Campbell 3RIFLES was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 22 March 2010.  More>>

7 March 2010 - Corporal Stephen Thompson 1 RIFLES serving as part of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 7 March 2010. More >>

7 March 2010 - Lance Corporal Tom Keogh 4 RIFLES, serving as part of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 7 March 2010.  More>>

6 March 2010 - Rifleman Liam Maughan of 3 RIFLES died from wounds received as a result of small arms fire Saturday 6 March 2010. More >>

5 Mar 10 - Rifleman Jonathon Allott 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan Friday 5 March 10. More>>

2 March 10 - Corporal Richard Green of 3 RIFLES was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 2 March 2010.  More>>

1 Mar 10 - Rifleman Carlo Apolis 4 RIFLES serving with 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 1 March 2010.  More>>

26 Feb 10 - Rifleman Martin Kinggett of 4 RIFLES serving with 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 25 February 2010. More >>

14 Feb 10 - Rifleman Mark Marshall of 6 RIFLES serving with 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan 14 February 2010.  More>>

24 Jan 10 - Lance Corporal Daniel Cooper of 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 24 January 2010. More>>

22 Jan 10 - Rifleman Peter Aldridge of 4 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 22 January 2010. More>>

15 Jan 10 - Corporal Lee Brownson 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 15 January 2010. More>>

15 Jan 10 - Rifleman Luke Farmer 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 15 January 2010. More>>

28 Dec 09 - Rifleman Aidan Howell of 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on 28 December 2009.  More>>

22 Dec 09 - Lance Corporal Christopher Roney  3 RIFLES  killed in action  Afghanistan on Tuesday 22 December 2009  More>>

15 Dec 09 - Rifleman James Stephen Brown 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on Tuesday 15 December 2009.  More >>

15 Dec 09 -  Lance Corporal David Leslie Kirkness 3 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan on Tuesday 15 December 2009.  More >>

15 Nov 09 - Rifleman Andrew Ian Fentiman 7 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan 15 November 2009.  More>>

8 Nov 09 -  Rifleman Samuel Bassett 4 RIFLES killed in action Afghanistan 8 November 2009.  More>>

7 Nov 09 - Rifleman Philip Allen 2 RIFLES  Killed in action Afghanistan 7 November 2009.  More>>

5 Nov 09 - Serjeant Phillip Scott 3 RIFLES Killed in action Afghanistan 5 November 2009.  More>>

16 Sep 2009 - Acting Serjeant McGrath 2 RIFLES Killed in action Afghanistan 16 September 2009.  More>>

4 Sep 2009 - Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Temple, MC, Gloucestershire Regiment. Korean veteran, he was born on September 16, 1928. He died on September 4, 2009, aged 80. At the formation of The Rifles, Guy Temple claimed that he was the first Gloster to buy a Rifles tie!! See his Obituary at Times online: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6860758.ece  

 20 Aug 2009 - Serjeant Paul McAleese 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action Afghanistan 20 August 2009  More>>

 13 Aug 2009 - Rifleman Daniel Wild 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action Afghanistan 13 August 2009  More>>

13 Aug 2009 - Captain Mark Hale 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action Afghanistan 13 August 2009  More>>

 16 July 2009 - Rifleman Aminiasi Toge 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan 16 July 2009.  More>>

10 July 2009 - Corporal Jonathan Horne 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan 10 July 2009 More >>

10 July 2009 - Rifleman William Aldridge 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan 10 July 2009 More >>

10 July 2009 - Rifleman Joseph Murphy 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan 10 July 2009 More >>

10 July 2009 - Rifleman Daniel Simpson 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan 10 July 2009 More >>

10 July 2009 - Rifleman James Backhouse 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan 10 July 2009 More >>

9 July 2009 - Rifleman Daniel Hume 4 RIFLES.  Killed in action Nad e-Ali Afghanistan on 9 July 2009.  More>> 

12 June 2009 - Lieutenant Paul Mervis 2 RIFLES. killed in action near Sangin, northern Helmand Province, Afghanistan on 12 June 2009.  More>>

7 June 2009 - Lance Corporal T (Taran) Cheeseman 4 RIFLES.  Died of natural causes in Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham following aeromedical evacuation from Afghanistan.

2 June 2009 - Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher 2 RIFLES.  Killed in action  Afghanistan on Tuesday 2 June 2009.   More>> 

15 Mar 2009 - Reverend Sam Davies MBE MA 27 RAChD. Aged 91.  He was the Regimental Chaplain attached to 1 Glosters in Korea and was taken POW at the Battle of Imjin. He was former Hon Chaplain to HM The Queen and to the BKVA.  He also wrote the book "In Spite of Dungeons". 

12 Mar 2009 - Colonel David Wood MBE Legion D'Honneur.  Royal Green Jackets.  Formerly Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and one of the last survivors of the Pegasus Bridge operation in 1944.  See Project 65 Website for More>>

25 Feb 2009 - Corporal Tom Gaden 1 RIFLES. Killed in action Southern Afghanistan on  25 February 2009. More>>

25 Feb 2009 - Lance Corporal Paul Upton 1 RIFLES. Killed in action Southern Afghanistan on  25 February 2009.  More>>

25 Feb 2009 - Rifleman Jamie Gunn 1 RIFLES. Killed in action Southern Afghanistan on  25 February 2009.  More>>

16 Feb 2009 - Lance Corporal Stephen Kingscott 1 RIFLES.  Killed in action in Helmand Province Afghanistan 16 Feb 09  More >>

30 Jan 2009 - Corporal Daniel 'Danny' Nield 1 RIFLES.  Killed in action in Helmand province Afghanistan 30 January 2009. More >>

29 Jan 2009 - Lt Col Bill Weightman, formerly 2 DLI,  husband of Valerie, after a long fight against cancer.

17 Jan 2009 - Corporal Richard 'Robbo' Robinson.  Killed in Helmand on 17th January 2009.  More>>

1 Jan 2009 - Serjeant Chris Reed, 6 RIFLES.  Killed in action on 1 January 2009 in Afghanistan.  More>>

17 Dec 2008 - Rifleman SW (Stuart) Nash, 1 RIFLES.  Killed in action on 17th December 2008 in Afghanistan. More>>

27 Nov 2008 - Derrick C Richards, BEM Glosters. Died aged 81.  Veteran of The Imjin River Battle and Chinese captivity. See Obituary

27 Nov 2008 - CSjt Clive Edwards, late RGBW/RIFLES.  Died in a road traffic accident Thursday 27th November 2008.

28 Nov 2008 - WO2 Phillip Young - The Rifle Brigade and The Royal Green Jackets. 

08 Nov 2008 - Brigadier B N L Fletcher CBE -  KSLI and Light Infantry.  

4 Nov 2008 - Major F.R. Sainsbury M.C.The Rifle Brigade and The Royal Green Jackets.