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 courtesy the MOD]
In Memory of Corporal Ben Nowak
45 Commando Royal Marines attached to 539 Assault Squadron
who died on the 12th November 2006 Iraq
Remembered with honour