Sergeant Barry John Weston, 42 Commando RM kia Afghanistan 2011.

Sgt Weston joined Kilo Company, 42 Commando in May 2011 as part of 1 RIFLES Battle Group, Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South) in Helmand Province. He was killed while leading a patrol operating near the village of Sukmanda in southern Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province. The patrol was participating in an operation to draw insurgents away from the civilian population in order to disrupt their activity and further expand the influence of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. During the patrol, Sgt Weston was fatally injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

Sergeant Weston had served in many operational theatres including Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Iraq. He distinguished himself as a Reconnaissance Operator, Platoon Weapons Instructor and Recruit Troop Sergeant, amongst many other talents.[Photo and information courtesy the MOD]

In Memory of P051336S Sergeant Barry John Weston
42 Commando, Royal Marines,
who died on the 30th August 2011 Afghanistan aged 40.
Remembered with honour