On this day 19 April 2011 - Afghanistan

[Bombardier]

On this day 19th April 2011, Captain Lisa Head of 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Squadron, 11 EOD Regiment RLC, succumbed to her injuries received in Afghanistan at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham. On 18 April 2011, Captain Head deployed with her team to dispose of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) found by B Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), in an alleyway frequently used by Afghans and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops alike. After rendering safe the initially identified IED, Captain Head was severely injured while dealing with a second IED. Captain Head was based in Patrol Base 4 in the Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province.

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