 Another six troops were injured by the blast.Lt Col Thorneloe is the highest ranking British Army officer to be killed in action since the Falklands War in 1982.Private Robert 'Robbie' Laws, aged 18, and from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) died when the FV103 Spartan armoured personnel carrier he was travelling in was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) while taking part in operation Panchai Palang on Saturday 4 July 2009.