British Army L-Corporal Liam Richard Tasker

Liam Tasker and his dog, Theo

Lance Corporal Liam Richard Tasker, from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 1st March 2011.

L-Cpl. Tasker deployed to Afghanistan on 8 September 2010 as part of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment. Having trained as an Arms and Explosives Search dog handler, he was attached to 1st Battalion Irish Guards on 19 February 2011. 

On 1 March 2011, L-Cpl Tasker was taking part in a patrol with his dog, Theo, when they were engaged by small arms fire, during which LCpl Tasker was struck and died from the injuries he sustained. 

Sadly on return to Camp Bastion, Theo suffered a seizure and died.

U.S Military Police Sergeant Zainah Creamer

Sgt. Zainah Creamer

U.S Military Police Sergeant Zainah Creamer, aged 28, was killed in Kandahar Province on 12th January 2011, from the blast of an improvised explosive device.

She was a Dog Handler with the 212th Military Police Detachment, assigned to check vehicles and buildings for explosive devices. She was conducting a building clearance mission with her dog, Jofa, when the incident happened. Her dog survived the blast.

Sergeant Creamer had been in the Army for six years and had previously served in Iraq. 

Her mother lives in the Philippines.