UNITED KINGDOM

21 December 2009

Lance Corporal Christopher Roney, 23, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
A Company, 3rd Battalion The Rifles

Died of his wounds following a firefight in Sangin, Northern Helmand, Afghanistan.

At the time, his platoon was working out of Patrol Base Almas, providing security, reassurance and freedom of movement for the local population in support of the Government of Afghanistan.