Unit 'Shocked' by Officer's Death ; the Death of a Plymouth Army Officer has Come As a 'Massive Shock' to the City's Commando Unit - but Top Brass Have Spoken of the Continued Determination.

Plymouth Evening Herald, The › December 19, 2008

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The death of a Plymouth Army officer has come as a "massive shock" to the city's commando unit - but top brass have spoken of the continued determination.

Major Steve Fraser, Officer Commanding Rear Party at 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, was speaking just days after Lieutenant Aaron Lewis was killed in a firefight in southern Afghanistan.

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Unit 'Shocked' by Officer's Death ; the Death of a Plymouth Army Officer has Come As a 'Massive Shock' to the City's Commando Unit - but Top Brass Have Spoken of the Continued Determination.

Lt Lewis, aged 26, is the first city-based Army officer to die in conflict in many years.

Shortly before deploying city commandos said they were determined to "bring everyone home safe" after los...

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