 On 26 May, Cpl Stephen Curley, aged 26, from 40 Commando, died in an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province.On 30 May, Marine Scott Taylor, aged 21, from Alpha Company, 40 Commando, died in an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province.On 2 June, Marine Anthony Hotine, aged 21, from Alpha Company, 40 Commando, died in an explosion while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand province.