CDR Salamander (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Taliban. ... Colonel Thorneloe, 39, commander of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, died with Trooper Joshua Hammond on July 1 when their convoy set off an improvised explosive device (IED) during a patrol north of the town of Lashkar Gah. On June 5, he had chillingly predicted the circumstances of his own death in his weekly report to the Ministry of Defence. Headed 'Battle Group Weekly...
Parlez~me~'n~Tory (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Peter Hammond, father of Trooper Joshua Hammond who died in Afghanistan alongside Colonel Rupert Thorneloe has called on Gordon Brown to resign. In his statement he said Brown’s either a liar or hasn’t a clue about what’s going on. He should do the right thing and quit It was revealed within the past few days that Colonel Thorneloe [...]
Old Holborn (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... when his convoy was hit by an IED in Helmand Province, north of the town of Lashkar Gah. Trooper Joshua Hammond, 18, did in the same explosion. The Guardian There is no point fighting and dying for no purpose, there is no point the Government continuing to dissemble and lie, for brave men to die.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... when his convoy was hit by an IED in Helmand Province, north of the town of Lashkar Gah. Trooper Joshua Hammond, 18, did in the same explosion. Thorneloe was the most senior British soldier to die since the Falklands war. His death came amid growing criticism about the shortage of helicopters and other equipment in Afghanistan by senior military figures, including the chief of the...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, was killed on July 1, along with Trooper Joshua Hammond, when their convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Lashkar Gah. In his final despatches to his commanders in London, he wrote: “I have tried to avoid griping about helicopters - we all know we don't have enough. "We cannot not move people, so this month...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, was killed on July 1, along with Trooper Joshua Hammond, when their convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Lashkar Gah. In his final despatches to his commanders in London, he wrote: “I have tried to avoid griping about helicopters - we all know we don't have enough. "We cannot not move people, so this month...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... manner".Col Thorneloe, who was commander of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, died with Trooper Joshua Hammond on July 1 when their convoy was hit by an IED in Helmand province, north of the town of Lashkar Gah.His death was the most senior British military casualty since the Falklands War, and came amid a summer of fierce fighting.Helicopter and other equipment shortages have become...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... manner".Col Thorneloe, who was commander of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, died with Trooper Joshua Hammond on July 1 when their convoy was hit by an IED in Helmand province, north of the town of Lashkar Gah.His death was the most senior British military casualty since the Falklands War, and came amid a summer of fierce fighting.Helicopter and other equipment shortages have become...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Lt Col Thorneloe, 39, commander of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, died with Trooper Joshua Hammond on July 1 when their convoy set off an improvised explosive device (IED) as they travelled north of Lashkar Gah.
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... bomb in Helmand province in July. An 18-year-old trooper from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, Joshua Hammond, from Plymouth, died in the same explosion when an improvised explosive device was detonated under their Viking armoured vehicle. Six other Welsh Guards have also been killed during the tour. 'Completely heartbreaking' The Welsh Guards are based at Lille barracks in Aldershot....
