UNITED KINGDOM

1 February 2010


It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Liam Riley, 21, and Lance Corporal Graham Shaw, 27, from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS) were killed in Helmand province on Monday 1 February 2010.
Corporal Liam Riley and Lance Corporal Graham Shaw

The soldiers, who were serving as part of the Coldstream Guards Battle Group, were killed as a result of two improvised explosive device blasts near Malgir, which lies between Babaji and Gereshk.