User:Archangel1/Eddie Collins
Sgt Eddie Collins | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Special Air Service |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles Operation Agricola Operation Telic |
Sergeant Eddie Collins who died on 5 September 2007, was an SAS soldier.[1]
Described as "warrior" and "a champion soldier" by his Commanding Officer, the former paratrooper reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the head during a "hard arrest" raid to capture a senior Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader in Baghdad.
He was the 169th British soldier to be killed in operations in Iraq.
Sgt Collins was born in at Pembrokeshire, Wales. Married with a family, he was a member of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment and Pathfinder Platoon before eventually joining the SAS.
See Also
[edit]He was my cousin and a true inspiration to me and our family. love you and miss you eddie.
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[edit][[Category:2007 deaths]] [[Category:Special Air Service soldiers]] [[Category:British Parachute Regiment soldiers]] [[Category:British military personnel killed in action in the Iraq War]] {{UK-army-bio-stub}}