Thorneloe

The Mail is not publishing the complete memo, which contains sensitive information, but Lt. Col Thorneloe wrote:

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

COOPER: Well, Prince Charles is a regimental colonel of the Welsh Guards, where Thorneloe served.

CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2009 2009

The Mail is not publishing the complete memo, which contains sensitive information, but Lt. Col Thorneloe wrote:

Commanders on the ground were concerned about helicopter shortages 2009

Col. Thorneloe was the highest-ranking British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan since Britain joined the U. S.-led invasion in 2001; only about three British officers of his rank are typically deployed in Afghanistan at any one time, a defense ministry spokesman said, Reuters reported.

Taliban Slip Away From Afghanistan Surge Battle 2009

Thorneloe was killed by an explosion while on convoy along the Shamalan Canal, near Lashkar Gah, as he tried to visit men on operation in hostile territory.

WalesOnline - Home 2011

As preparations were being made for Evison to be flown back to Britain, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, commanding officer of the Welsh Guards, spoke to Lieutenant Harris by satellite phone.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Maj John Thorneloe, whose son Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe was repatriated to RAF Lyneham in 2009, said: "It's one thing for people to turn out in the streets of a town and welcome those coming home, but it's another thing for people to drive into an open space, decide where to park their cars and do it as though it wasn't an involuntary thing."

BBC News - Home 2011

"He appeared to have both legs missing," remembers Corporal Kev Williams, who watched as Lt Col Thorneloe's eyes rolled back and he lost consciousness.

WalesOnline - Home 2011

Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe was killed by a Taliban bomb on a narrow track beside a canal in Helmand.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

"He appeared to have both legs missing," remembers Corporal Kev Williams, who watched as Lt Col Thorneloe's eyes rolled back and he lost consciousness.

WalesOnline - Home 2011