Michael Lockett
(1980-2009)
Recipient of the military cross
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Sergeant Michael Christopher Lockett MC (11 June 1980 – 21 September 2009) was a British soldier, killed in action in Afghanistan aged 29. An improvised explosive device which he was investigating exploded injuring Lockett and two other soldiers. Lockett died before he reached hospital. In June 2008 Lockett was presented the Military Cross by Queen Elizabeth II, for his efforts in an attempt to recover the bodies of Pte. Johan Botha and Sgt. Craig Brelsford, as well as successfully rescuing four other injured soldiers. He is the first soldier to die on operations who has been awarded the Military Cross since World War II.
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11 June 1980 Aldershot, Hampshire
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21 September 2009 (aged 29) Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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