| Lieutenant John Thornton |
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| Theatre Afghanistan | |
| Served with 40 Commando unit | |
| Date 30/03/2008 | |
| Age 22 | |
| Location Dorset | |
| Incident Lieutenant John Thornton, 22, from Ferndown in Dorset, was one of two men serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines who were killed in an explosion on 30 March, 2008. They were on patrol in the Kajaki vicinity of Helmand province when their vehicle was caught in an explosion. He had previously served in Iraq. | |
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