Territorial Army soldier from 6 RIFLES killed on Valentine's Day
Mark Marshall, a 29-year-old Territorial Army soldier from 6 RIFLES, died in Afghanistan on Sunday, 14 February, 2010.
Rifleman Marshall was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated while he was on a routine foot patrol providing reassurance and security to the local Afghanistan people near Forward Operating Base Inkerman to the north east of Sangin in Helmand province.
Born in Exeter on 24 March 1980. He went to Saint Peters Church of England High School in Exeter where he gained a BTEC in Public Services before joining the Police as a Community Support Officer.
He joined 6 RIFLES in October 2007 and attended training at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick in October 2008. He completed an Assault Pioneer Cadre before mobilising to serve with the 3 RIFLES Battle Group on Operation HERRICK 11 in June 2009.
He was posted to C Company 3 RIFLES with whom he completed pre-deployment training before heading to Kajaki in Northern Helmand. He served in Kajaki for two months before his Platoon was sent to a Patrol Base in the northern part of ...
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