Captain with the Royal Anglian Regiment killed by Afghanistan blast
Captain Martin Driver from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment died of wounds sustained in Afghanistan at Selly Oak Hospital on 15 March, 2010.
The 31-year-old from Barnsley was hurt in an explosion in Musa Qal'ah on 21 February.
He was commissioned into 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, 'The Vikings', in December 2006.
He had previously served in 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, a Territorial Army unit, while at university and deployed during this time on operational tours in Iraq and Northern Ireland.
Having completed the Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he deployed to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 6 in 2007.
After two years commanding his platoon he was posted to study Arabic at the Defence School of Languages in Beaconsfield and promoted to Captain. He returned to 'The Vikings' as the Second-in-Command of A (Norfolk) Company.
It was in this role that he deployed to Afghanistan for the second time in October 2009 with 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, serving as part of the Household Cavalry Regiment Battle Group.
He was Acting Company Commander ...
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