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The
Ben Hyde Memorial Pages
Lance-Corporal
Benjamin John McGowan Hyde
1979 - 2003
Lance-Corporal
Benjamin John McGowan Hyde was killed in action in southern
Iraq on 24 June whilst serving with 156 Provost Company,
Royal Military Police. Aged 23, he came from Northallerton
in Yorkshire and was single.
Ben joined the Army in June 2001 and was posted to 156
Provost Company in March 2002, where he served with the
Parachute Provost Platoon. A qualified radio operator,
he was on his first operational tour.
"Ben
was an extremely charismatic person who lightened
the mood whenever he walked into a room. All he
ever wanted was to become a military policeman,
and he worked very hard to become one. He was very
career-minded, with bags of potential, and had been
recommended for promotion early.
"The red beret was all he ever wanted. It was
his life, so he gave his life doing the job he loved
most. He was also a loving son who will be sorely
missed."
John
Hyde, Ben's Father |
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We
dedicate these pages to the memory of Ben so that his
friends and colleagues, no matter where they are in the
world, can remember him and share their thoughts and memories
with the rest of the world.
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