Soldier given posthumous award (From The Oxford Times)
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Soldier given posthumous award
11:42am Friday 19th March 2010 in
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, of Kirtlington, has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service posthumously.
Lt Col Thorneloe MBE, former commanding officer of 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards, was killed in Afghanistan last July.
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