Name plate for CPL RC Aston, Royal Military Police on the Basra Memorial Wall, National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas.
Inscription on name plate: "CPL RC Aston Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police) Killed in Action 24th June 2003 Aged 30" Full Name: Russell Aston "Cpl Russell Aston was from Swadlincote in Derbyshire. Aged 30, he was married and had a daughter. He joined the Army in 1993 and was posted to 156 Provost Company in March 2001, after service with the Grenadier Guards. Cpl Aston was military parachute trained, and had served in Macedonia and Northern Ireland, and on operations in Kenya. He was the company's physical training instructor and enjoyed an active social life within the unit. "Russ was a very handsome man who was loved by everyone who knew him," his wife Anna, and parents Glenice and Mike, said in a statement in 2003. "He was such a kind and special person with a smashing sense of humour, he could get on with anyone he met. He was a doting father who had lots and lots of friends. When he walked into a room he filled it with his height and presence. He loved his life in the Army." BBC Web site
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Location: National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, UK
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