Scotland


Lance Cpl. Liam Richard Tasker and Theo


From: Kirkcaldy, Fife
Age: 26
Unit: 104 Military Working Dog Squadron, 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, attached to 1st Battalion, Irish Guards
Died: March 1, 2011


Tasker, an arms and explosives search dog handler, was killed when his patrol was engaged by small-arms fire in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 1, 2011. Tasker's dog, Theo (shown in the photo), returned to Camp Bastion but suffered a seizure and died.




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