Sarah Bryant (British Army soldier)
Sarah Bryant | |
|---|---|
 Corporal Sarah Bryant | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 2002 – 2008 |
| Rank | File:UK-Army-OR4.gif Corporal |
| Unit | 15(UK) PSYOPS Gp |
Corporal Sarah Bryant (17 December, 1981–17 June, 2008) of the British Army's Intelligence Corps was the first British servicewoman killed in Afghanistan.[1]
Career
Bryant was born in Liverpool and joined the Army on 21 January 2002 as a soldier in the Intelligence Corps. On completion of training at Army Training Regiment Winchester and Templer company, Defence Intelligence and Security Centre (DISC), Chicksands she was posted Herford, Germany in 11 Military Intelligence Section of Headquarters 1 (UK) Armoured Division.[2]
Bryant later joined 15 Psychological Operations Group, DISC, Chicksands, deploying to Afghanistan in March 2008 as a Target Audience Analyst. Her team, 152 DELTA Psychological Operations Effects Team, was part of the PsyOps Support Element (PSE) supporting Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade, commanding Task Force Helmand[2]. She used her knowledge of the local Pashtu language to monitor Taliban communications.[3]
Fatality
Corporal Bryant died whilst taking part in a operation east of Lashkar Gah when the Land Rover SNATCH 2 vehicle in which she and three other soldiers were travelling in was targeted by an improvised explosive device.[4] All occupants of the vehicle died. [2]