The Ministry of Defence confirms that Corporal Stephen Thompson from 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES), serving as part of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 7 March 2010.
On Thursday 4 March the ANA and ANP were leading a joint patrol with 1 Royal Welsh troops from their patrol base, north-east of Showal, when insurgents opened fire on the rear of a patrol from a few hundred metres away.