 He was part of a patrol operating in support of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team.The Patrol was ambushed by Taliban fighters and Marine Smith was struck by small-arms fire, however despite receiving medical help from his colleagues he died of his wounds while being flown to hospital.Lance Corporal Stephen Kingscott, from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Helmand province on 16 February 2009, he was 22 years old.