Royal Marine Corporal Christopher Lewis Harrison killed by roadside bomb

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A Royal Marine killed by a roadside explosve at the week end was declared currently as Corporal Christopher Lewis Harrison.

The clinging husband, 26, on his second debate of Afghanistan, died whilst heading a organisation of associate Marines on a feet unit by antagonistic turf in Sangin, Helmand province, in the early hours of Sunday.

Rebecca, his wife, pronounced that she had lost the majority illusory father I could ever have wished for. She added: Even though I knew and entirely upheld what Chris did as a Royal Marine, I am still damaged by his loss.

Chris was my hold up and my inspiration, my rock, the one chairman with whom I common everything. It hurts me over difference meaningful that I will never have my dear father by my side again and we will never lift the family that we so desperately craved. He will perpetually live in my heart.

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul James, autocratic troops officer of 40 Commando Royal Marines, described Corporal Harrison, from Taunton, Somerset, as embodying the most appropriate of his generation.

He completed mythological standing after flourishing a snakebite in a jungle in Brunei whilst on a precision exercise.

A incomparable than hold up character, both in status and personality, he was one of the couple of men who was well known opposite the total of 40 Commando, Lieutenant-Colonel James said.

Colleagues of the Marine paid reverence to a man whom they called H-Bomb, observant his good clarity of humour and controversial dance routines. Chris was similar to an comparison hermit to myself and the alternative lads in the troop. He was easy to get on with and was regularly smiling, Marine Jay Brown said.

Corporal Harrisons parents, Martin and Gill, said: We have lost a smashing and amatory son and hermit who was clinging to his mother and all of his family. He was an superb immature man with qualities approach over his immature years.

Corporal Harrison assimilated the Marines in 2003, portion with the Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines. In 2005 he competent as a complicated weapons (mortars) specialist. The Marine went to Afghanistan for the initial time in 2007 and had usually only arrived behind in the country.

His genocide brings to 285 the series of British troops crew who have died in Afghanistan given the debate began in 2001.