DAVID RAMSDENLance Corporal David Andrew Ramsden of The Yorkshire Regiment was one of four British soldiers who died on 23 June, 2010, in a road accident in Afghanistan.
He was a former full-time soldier who had returned to Afghanistan as a reservist volunteer.
Colour Sergeant Martyn Horton, Private Douglas Halliday and Private Alex Isaac of The Mercian Regiment also lost their lives.
They were travelling in a two vehicle convoy, responding to an attack on a police check point, when their vehicle rolled into a waterway.
David Ramsden was 26 and from Leeds. He joined the Army in January 2002 and, following attendance at the Army Training Regiment Glencorse and the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, he joined the 1st Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in July 2002.
He served in the United Kingdom and Belize and on operations in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and finally Afghanistan. He was promoted to Lance Corporal in October 2005 and left the Army in 2007 to pursue a career in civilian street.
Following mobilisation as a Regular Reservist, Lance Corporal Ramsden joined the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) in January 2010 and completed Mission Specific Training in readiness for a six month deployment to Afghanistan.
He deployed to central Helmand in April 2010 and joined the Police Advisory Team, working from the Afghan National Police Headquarters in Gereshk, Southern Afghanistan.
His mum Shirley, dad Eddie and brothers and sisters, Zoey, twin sister Emma, Matthew and Jeremy. made the following statement: "David lived life at 1,000 mph. He loved Army life and his job and as a teenager was in the Army Cadet Force.
"His friends called him Lizard due to him keeping two iguanas which he re-homed before he left for Afghanistan. He was a normal young lad who would always cheer you up and often did things for a laugh.
"He loved socialising with his mates both in and out of the Army. We all loved him so much – he was very generous and he would do anything for his family and friends.
"Although we didn't see much of him due to Army life, when he arrived back his personality lit up a room and we knew he was home and we will miss him so much."
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