 Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, aged 19, from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, was killed in Helmand province, Tuesday 2 June 2009.The soldier was on a patrol near Gereshk, when he was killed by an explosion.Private Robert McLaren, from the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed near Kandahar on 11 June 2009 during a deliberate operation against insurgent fighters.