Service Details
Name:
DWYER
Given Name:
JAMES EDWARD
Initials:
J E
Service No:
25173531
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
Royal Artillery
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Unit:
29 Cdo Regt
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Date of Death:
2006-12-27
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Date of Birth:
1984-02-14
Age:
22
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine while on patrol in Afghanistan
Additional
Information:
Born and raised in South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School where he represented the 1st team squash as well as the school athletics and cross country teams. Joined the British Army in July 2003, and the 29th Commando Regiment in June 2004, the latter unit being the Plymouth-based regiment that serves as the Close Support Artillery Regiment to 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines. Dwyer, known as "Doobs" to his friends and colleagues, was described as a "professionally outstanding soldier" and was imbued with an "infectious sense of humour". Lance-Bombardier Dwyer, who was extremely popular with the regiment, was the first South African soldier serving in the British Armed Forces to be killed in Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit an anti-tank mine during a mission in the desert, south of Garmsir, on the 27 December 2006.
Commemoration
Country:
United Kingdom
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Locality:
Staffordshire
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Cemetery:
ARMED FORCES MEMORIAL AT THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM
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Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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