 On 1 June, Corporal Michael John Thacker, aged 27, from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, as part of the Fire Support Group manning Observation Post 'Tir' in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province when he was hit by small arms fire.He received immediate medical attention and was evacuated by helicopter, but died despite the efforts of medical staff.On 3 June, Private Gregg Thomas Stone, aged 20, from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, was part of an operation to apprehend a group of insurgents who had abducted a member of the Afghan Police.