FATALITIES IN AFGHANISTAN (No. 8)

Early day motion 853, tabled 23 February 2009 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 54 members.

That this House salutes the bravery of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan and records with sorrow the deaths of Rifleman Stuart Nash, 1st Battalion The Rifles, aged 21 from Sydney, Australia, Corporal Robert Deering from the Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines, aged 33 from Solihull, Lance Corporal Benjamin Whatley, 42 Commando Royal Marines, aged 20 from King's Lynn, Corporal Liam Elms RM, 45 Commando Royal Marines, aged 26 from Wigan, Sergeant Chris Reed, 6th Battalion The Rifles, aged 25 from Plymouth, Marine Travis Mackin, Communications Squadron, United Kingdom Landing Force Command Support Group, aged 22 from Plymouth, Captain Tom Sawyer, 45 Commando Royal Marines, aged 26 from Hertfordshire, Corporal Danny Winter, 45 Commando Royal Marines, aged 28 from Stockport, Acting Corporal Richard `Robbo' Robinson, 1st Battalion The Rifles, aged 21 from Cornwall, Corporal Daniel `Danny' Nield, 1st Battalion, The Rifles, aged 31 from Cheltenham, and Marine Darren `Daz' Smith, 45 Commando Royal Marines, aged 27 from Fleetwood, Lancashire, and Lance Corporal Stephen `Schnoz' Kingscott, 1st Battalion The Rifles, aged 22 from Plymouth.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 15, Conservative 6, Scottish National Party 6, DUP 4, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.