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Marine Alexander and Lieutenant Augustin of 42 Commando RM were killed by an Improvised Explosive Device whilst on patrol in the Loy Mandeh area of the Nad-e Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan on Friday 27 May 2011.

In 2009, Marine Alexander was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery in charging down a group of insurgents to draw fire away from an injured colleague. Having used all the ammunition in his machine gun, he continued his assault with his 9mm pistol until that too was empty – forcing the enemy to retreat. The citation for his award said he carried out his brave actions "despite being completely exposed to heavy and accurate enemy fire".

See also this forum link https://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/2397.page

In Memory of Marine Samuel Giles William Alexander, MC
42 Commando Royal Marines,
who died on the 27th May 2011 Afghanistan
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