Corporal Rodney Wilson (30) from the 4th Battalion The Rifles, died while trying to rescue a wounded colleague during a fire fight in Basra. He is the 150th member of the British armed forces to die in Iraq. His repatriation ceremony took place at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire with full military honours.
RIP Rodney. I'm sure I speak on behalf of all ex-Dukies.
UweSchenker 1 year ago
To have died while trying to rescue a wounded colleague marks this man as a particularly honourable type of hero.
I know the Duchess of Cornwall, as Royal Colonel to 4th Bn. The Rifles, has taken a very active interest in the progress of her soldiers, and she has spoken eloquently of their bravery and honour.
1Brian11 2 years ago 2
I was in basic training with rodders, and he was a well motivated bloke. we were never freinds, but I will always remember him as a great soldier, and I hope he rests in peace
smudger746 3 years ago 2
i knew this man at school and indeed he was super fit and one of a kind. Actually he was scarily fit and it seemed that he never gave into any of the cliques at school, he always had a kind of independence and a dissarming smile, oh well, there's my opinion, rip rodney wilson.
PirateRandy 3 years ago