ALEXANDER, Samuel Giles William

Rank: 
Marine
Unit / Base: 
'42 Commando RM'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Number: 
P065042N
Honours & Awards: 
Born: 
Wednesday, June 16, 1982
Died : 
Friday, May 27, 2011
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 
28
Local Roll of Honour: 
Marine Samuel Alexander MC
Marine Samuel Alexander MC and Lieutenant Oliver Augustin 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.
Marine Alexander was the recipient of the the Military Cross awarded in 2009 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".  
 
Sources
AFM ROH
MOD
London Gazette 59182, page 15640.
 
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