SA-born soldier killed on duty in Afghanistan; 'Outstanding' young commando from Durban /dies on patrol with British army.(News)

From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa) | Date: December 31, 2006 | Copyright information

BYLINE: Myrtle Ryan

A young Durban man has become the second South African to die serving in the British army in Afghanistan.

Lance Bombardier James Dwyer, 22, a former student at Glenwood High School, was killed on patrol on Thursday in southern Helmand, Afghanistan, when the vehicle he was driving struck an anti-tank mine.

Dwyer, who joined the British army in July 2003, was on a reconnaissance mission in the desert in Garmsir in the southern prov...

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