Lt Col Thorneloe was the highest ranking army officer to be killed in action since the Falklands War.

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The 22-year-old was the fifth member of 42 Commando Royal Marines to be killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Marine James Wright is the fifth member of 42 Commando Royal Marines to be killed in action in Afghanistan.

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In the action it is said that he feared he would be killed, injured, taken captive or stranded after fighting broke out between various factions during his trip to Beirut in 2008.

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