Italian bomb-disposal expert, WO1 Mauro Gigli

WO1 Mauro Gigli

Italian Army Warrant Officer, Mauro Gigli, was one of two Italian bomb-disposal experts killed 28th July 2010 while attempting to defuse a roadside bomb 10km north of Herat.

The two experienced engineers were part of a IEDD (Improvided Explosive Device Disposal) team. As they were trying to defuse the device, when it exploded.

WO1 Gigli, aged 41 and born in Sassari, Italy, served with the Turin-based 32nd Regiment of Engineers (Brigata Alpina Taurinense).

Italian bomb-disposal expert, Cpl. Pierdavide de Callis

Cpl. Pierdavide de Callis

Italian Army Corporal, Pierdavide de Cillis, was one of two Italian bomb-disposal experts killed 28th July 2010 while attempting to defuse a roadside bomb 10km north of Herat.

The two experienced engineers were part of a IEDD (Improvided Explosive Device Disposal) team. As they were trying to defuse the device, it exploded.

Cpl. de Callis, aged 33 and born in Bisceglie, Italy, served with the 21st Regiment of Engineers based at Caserta.

Danish Lieutenant Jonas Ploger

Danish Army officer, Lieutenant Jonas Peter Ploger, aged 26, died on 21st July 2010 after his vehicle struck a roadside bomb while on patrol near Forward Operating Base Budwan, north of Gereshk, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Lt. Ploger, from Frederiksberg, Denmark, served with C Company, Guard Hussar Regiment (Kompagniets C, Gardehusarregimentet).

Italian officer, Captain Marco Callegaro

Capt. Marco Callegaro

Italian Captain Marco Callegaro, aged 37, and serving with the 121st Artillery Regiment in Kabul, skot and killed himself in his office on 24th July 2010.

Captain Callegaro had just returned to Afghanistan after a period of leave in Italy. He was due to serve another 6 months in Kabul.

He was born in Gavello, in the province of Rovigo, and leaves behind a wife and two children.

British soldier, Lance-Corporal Stephen Monkhouse

Stephen Monkhouse

Lance Corporal Stephen Daniel Monkhouse, from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 21st July 2010.

L-Cpl. Monkhouse was providing security for the building of Route Trident in Basharan, north of Lashkar Gah. He was the gunner of a Coyote vehicle when insurgents shot and wounded another soldier.

He was providing fire support in order to allow the evacuation of the wounded soldier. Tragically, as the casualty was being extracted, Lance Corporal Monkhouse was killed by small arms fire.

British Dragoon Guard, Corporal Matthew Stenton

Cpl. Matthew Stenton

Corporal Matthew James Stenton from The Royal Dragoon Guards was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 21st July 2010.

He was part of combined force of soldiers from the Royal Dragoon Guards and the 1st Battalion Scots Guards who were providing security for the building of Route Trident in Basharan, north of Lashkar Gah.

Cpl. Stenton, was commanding a Viking armoured vehicle that was part of a cordon to facilitate the exploitation of a number of IEDs when insurgents shot and wounded another soldier.

He manoeuvred his vehicle in order to lay down fire and extract the casualty. As he was doing this, he was shot and killed by small arms fire.

Marine Commando, Jonathan Crookes, killed in action

British Marine Jonathan David Thomas Crookes, from 40 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 16 July 2010.

Marine, Jonathan Crookes, 40 Commando

Marine Jonathan David Thomas Crookes, from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin District of Helmand province.

Commando Matthew Harrison killed in action

Marine Matthew Harrison from 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 13 July 2010.

Matthew Harrison, 40 Commando

During the early evening of Tuesday 13 July 2010, Marine Harrison's unit, Charlie Company, was conducting a joint reassurance patrol with the local Afghan National Army, south of Patrol Base Seylab Doo. 

At 1805 hrs local time, the patrol was engaged with small arms fire. Marine Harrison was mortally wounded in the attack. He was evacuated to Camp Bastion Role Three Hospital where he died of his wounds.

Major James Bowman, Gurkha Rifles, killed

Major James Joshua Bowman, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, was killed along with two colleagues on 13 July 2010.

Major Josh Bowman was 34 years old and from Salisbury. He started his career in the British Army as a rifle platoon commander in B Company 1st Battalion The Light Infantry having commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1999. 

As a rifle platoon commander he deployed to Northern Ireland as part of the Rural Reinforcement Battalion. In Northern Ireland he operated from an isolated patrol base and for his outstanding performance throughout this tour he was awarded a General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland commendation. 

Following rifle platoon command he was posted as an instructor to the 3rd Battalion Infantry Training Centre in Catterick. He then returned to regimental duty in Paderborn, Germany, in the Armoured Infantry role as the Second in Command of D Company 1 Light Infantry. 

He deployed on Op TELIC 3 to Maysaan province, Iraq, before then taking command of the Mortar Platoon. 

It was following his Mortar Platoon appointment that Major Bowman began to broaden his horizons with numerous overseas postings. From August 2005 he completed a year in International Military Advisory Training Team (Freetown) Sierra Leone as the Operations Training Officer / Battalion Operations Advisor. 

In September 2006 he returned to the UK as an SO3 instructor in the Junior Officer Tactics Division to the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster. On completion of his two year appointment he had been selected for promotion to major. 

In August 2009 the Battalion conducted the Unit Move from Brunei to the UK and began the pre-deployment training for the Op HERRICK 12 deployment. 

His Gurkha soldiers developed a natural respect and affection for a leader who balanced the best traditions of a rifle regiment soldier with humanity and hospitality that found him at home in A (Delhi) Company.

Major Bowman had led his company through some of the toughest fighting experienced by the Battlegroup on Op HERRICK 12 thus far. 

He balanced the softer side of population centric counter insurgency with a genuine ability to motivate and lead his company onto the offensive when required. 

Read report of the three Gurkhas killed

Lt. Neal Turkington, Gurkha Rifles, killed

Lieutenant Neal Turkington, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, was killed along with two colleagues on 13 July 2010.

Lieutenant Neal Turkington was born in Craigavon in Northern Ireland and was soon to celebrate his 27th birthday. 

After graduating from Imperial College London he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 2007. 

He commissioned into 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles in August 2008 and went on to successfully complete the Platoon Commanders' Battle Course in Brecon, South Wales. 

His first appointment at regimental duty took him to the jungles of Brunei where he quickly settled in at the helm of 2 Platoon within A (Delhi) Company.

Having settled in to regimental life in Brunei, Lieutenant Turkington continued his Gurkha education by attending the mandatory three months of language study in Pokhara, Western Nepal. 

A keen adventurer and traveller he found many similarities between the foothills of the Himalaya and the other parts of the world which he travelled to so frequently, notably South America. 

At the end of the language training he conducted a memorable trek through Nepal in support of the Gurkha Welfare Trust and perfected the art of speaking Nepali with an Irish accent.

On returning to Brunei Lieutenant Turkington turned his attention back to a profession that he showed a real zeal for. The demanding jungle of Brunei was the perfect environment for this passionate infanteer. 

He had the highest expectations of himself and his platoon, to whom he dedicated himself wholeheartedly. 

Lieutenant Turkington relished the intellectual challenges of infantry command as much as the physical. 

Ambitious for his platoon, he was constantly challenging accepted practices in order to improve himself and his team, a trait that bore real fruits in the initial three months in Afghanistan.

Lieutenant Turkington was in his element as a junior commander and leader in Afghanistan.

The time and effort that he had dedicated to his soldiers over the previous two years was paying dividends every day in the toughest of environments. 

Read report of the three Gurkhas killed

Gurkha Arjun Pun killed in action

Corporal Arjun Purja Pun, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, was killed along with two colleagues on 13 July 2010.

Corporal Arjun Purja Pun was 33 years old and was raised and recruited from Khibang village in the Magdi District in Nepal. 

He passed the notoriously gruelling Gurkha selection process and was enlisted into the British Army on 30 January 1995. 

His career was varied and successful and he was a hugely popular soldier wherever he served.

In 1998-99 he was a member of the Gurkha Reinforcement Company attached to B Company, 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. 

Most recently, he was posted to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he supported the training of future Officers for the British Army and other national forces.

Corporal Arjun was in 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles based in Brunei at the time when they deployed on Op HERRICK 7 as the Reserve Battlegroup as part of Regional Command South based in Kandahar. 

He deployed on Op HERRICK 12 in early June 2010 as a battlefield casualty replacement. 

Read report of the three Gurkhas killed

British Gurkha Rifles lose three men

Major James Joshua Bowman, Lieutenant Neal Turkington and Corporal Arjun Purja Pun from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 13 July 2010.

L-R: Major James Bowman, Lt Neal Turkington, Cpl Arjun Pun

The three soldiers, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), were killed in a suspected premeditated attack by a member of the Afghan National Army.

Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, said:

"The despicable and treacherous act which has taken the lives of these three brave men will not dent the resolve of the colleagues they leave behind.
"The efforts of 1st Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles have directly improved the security situation in the Nahr-e Saraj district; their bold acts have improved the lives of the Afghan people and their mission to partner and train the Afghan National Army is vital to our success.
"I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the servicemen killed in this atrocious attack, their sacrifice will not be forgotten."

Use following links to read about each man:

Major James Bowman

Lieutenant Neal Turkington

Corporal Arjun Purja Pun

French Army WO Laurent Mosic

French Army Sergent-chef Laurent Mosic was killed in action on 6th July 2010 during an operation in the Sherkhel area south of Tagab. He was killed by the blast of an insurgent bomb.

38-year-old WO Mosic served with the 13th Engineer Regiment (13th RG) of Valdahon, and was on a joint operation with the 1st Infantry, 3rd Brigade of the Afghan army when the incident occurred.

Australian soldier, Private Nathan Bewes

Pvt. Nathan Bewes

The Australian Defence Force has announced the death of Private Nathan John Bewes during operations in Afghanistan.

Private Bewes was serving with 1st Mentoring Task Force when he tragically lost his life from an Improvised Explosive Device on Friday 9 July, 2010.

Twenty-three-year-old Private Nathan Bewes was from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.

Click here to see listing of all Australian military fatalities

Commando David Hart killed in action

Marine David Charles Hart from 40 Commando Royal Marines was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 8 July 2010.

David Hart, 40 Commando

Marine Hart was serving as part of Combined Force Sangin and was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Sangin District of Helmand Province.

Marine David Charles Hart was born in York, North Yorkshire and was 23 years old and lived with his family in Upper Poppleton.

He joined recruit training in February 2009, and stood out as one of the top recruits and in recognition of this was awarded his Diamond.

He passed out for duty as a Royal Marines Commando on 16 October 2009, when he was awarded The Commando Medal.

NORWAY Military Fatalities - full list

NORWAY

This is the full list of Norwegian military fatalities since 2002

Date	Name	Rank	Age	Unit	Cause
01-Apr-11	Skare, Siri	Lt. Col	53
27-Jun-10	Eldjarn, Andreas	Navy PO	21	Coastal Rangers	IED attack
27-Jun-10	Tokle, Simen	Lieutenant	24	Coastal Rangers	IED attack
27-Jun-10	Bolle, Trond Andre	Lt Cmdr	41	Naval Command	IED attack
27-Jun-10	Lian,Christian	Lieutenant	31	Coastal Rangers	IED attack
25-Jan-10	Olsson, Joachim Claes	Grenader	22	Telemark Battalion	IED attack
17-Apr-09	Kolset, Trond Petter	Captain	30	Intelligence Service	Suicide bomb
08-Nov-08	Jørgensen, Kristoffer Sørli	Private	22	Home Guard	IED attack
23-Jul-07	Lau-Henriksen, Tor Arne	Lieutenant	33	Norwegian Army	Hostile fire
23-May-04	Roedningsby, Tommy	Grenadier	29	Norwegian Army	RPG attack