Corporal Ben Nowak, 45 Commando RM and 539 Assault Squadron kia Iraq 2006.

Corporal Nowak died as a result of injuries sustained following the detonation of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) mounted on a bridge on the Shatt Al Arab River on the eastern edge of Basra City. The incident took place at approximately 1350 hrs local time. He was onboard a Rigid Raiding Craft (RRC) which was part of a routine boat patrol travelling north towards the Shatt Al Arab Hotel, a British Army base on the river [Photo:MOD]

In Memory of P053801Q Corporal Benjamin James Nowak
45 Commando Royal Marines attached to 539 Assault Squadron RM.
who died on the 12th November 2006 Iraq aged 27.
Remembered with honour