Trooper
D (The Green Horse) Squadron
The Viking Group
The Royal Dragoon Guards
British Army
He was attached to the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Tpr Leverett was killed in an explosion when his Viking armoured vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Aged 20, he was born in Great Yarmouth and grew up in Sheffield and Rotherham. After leaving school, he worked as a plasterer's labourer before joining the army at age 18 in May 2008. He qualified as a Challenger 2 tank driver and joined the squadron in January 2009. After completing Exercise Medicine Man 2 in 2009 in Alberta, Canada, he was selected to deploy with the Viking Group to Afghanistan in early June 2010. He was described as a young, bright and resilient soldier of significant potential. His commanding officer said he a man of the highest quality and was to be recommended for promotion to lance corporal. Known as "Levy", he also excelled at rugby, loved to wrestle and enjoyed playing football. He will be remembered for his sense of humour and ability to raise morale by cracking a joke or lending an ear when times were hard.
Tpr Leverett leaves behind his father Neville, mother Sharon and stepfather Tony, three brothers Neville, Lewis and Jack, stepbrother Shane, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Lound, who is due to give birth to their first child in September. He is also survived by grandparents Linda Mason, Trevor Leverett and Barbara and Cliff Hatt, other relatives and many friends. He also leaves his Staffordshire bull terrier, Bullseye. His family and friends released a statement, "James was strong-minded and determined. Whatever he set his mind to, he kept on trying until he achieved his goal. He was very likeable and had many friends in and out of the Army. He was a loving son to mum Sharon, father Neville and stepdad Tony, and loyal brother to Neville, Lewis, Jack and stepbrother Shane, and being the oldest brother was someone that they looked up to. He was also the adoring boyfriend of Tiffany and proudly looking forward to the birth of his son. We will miss him so much and he will always be loved and remembered."
Funeral with full military honours was held on July 29, 2010 at Sheffield Cathedral.
*Thanks to Stephen Farnell for the photos.
D (The Green Horse) Squadron
The Viking Group
The Royal Dragoon Guards
British Army
He was attached to the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Tpr Leverett was killed in an explosion when his Viking armoured vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Aged 20, he was born in Great Yarmouth and grew up in Sheffield and Rotherham. After leaving school, he worked as a plasterer's labourer before joining the army at age 18 in May 2008. He qualified as a Challenger 2 tank driver and joined the squadron in January 2009. After completing Exercise Medicine Man 2 in 2009 in Alberta, Canada, he was selected to deploy with the Viking Group to Afghanistan in early June 2010. He was described as a young, bright and resilient soldier of significant potential. His commanding officer said he a man of the highest quality and was to be recommended for promotion to lance corporal. Known as "Levy", he also excelled at rugby, loved to wrestle and enjoyed playing football. He will be remembered for his sense of humour and ability to raise morale by cracking a joke or lending an ear when times were hard.
Tpr Leverett leaves behind his father Neville, mother Sharon and stepfather Tony, three brothers Neville, Lewis and Jack, stepbrother Shane, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Lound, who is due to give birth to their first child in September. He is also survived by grandparents Linda Mason, Trevor Leverett and Barbara and Cliff Hatt, other relatives and many friends. He also leaves his Staffordshire bull terrier, Bullseye. His family and friends released a statement, "James was strong-minded and determined. Whatever he set his mind to, he kept on trying until he achieved his goal. He was very likeable and had many friends in and out of the Army. He was a loving son to mum Sharon, father Neville and stepdad Tony, and loyal brother to Neville, Lewis, Jack and stepbrother Shane, and being the oldest brother was someone that they looked up to. He was also the adoring boyfriend of Tiffany and proudly looking forward to the birth of his son. We will miss him so much and he will always be loved and remembered."
Funeral with full military honours was held on July 29, 2010 at Sheffield Cathedral.
*Thanks to Stephen Farnell for the photos.
Trooper
D (The Green Horse) Squadron
The Viking Group
The Royal Dragoon Guards
British Army
He was attached to the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Tpr Leverett was killed in an explosion when his Viking armoured vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Aged 20, he was born in Great Yarmouth and grew up in Sheffield and Rotherham. After leaving school, he worked as a plasterer's labourer before joining the army at age 18 in May 2008. He qualified as a Challenger 2 tank driver and joined the squadron in January 2009. After completing Exercise Medicine Man 2 in 2009 in Alberta, Canada, he was selected to deploy with the Viking Group to Afghanistan in early June 2010. He was described as a young, bright and resilient soldier of significant potential. His commanding officer said he a man of the highest quality and was to be recommended for promotion to lance corporal. Known as "Levy", he also excelled at rugby, loved to wrestle and enjoyed playing football. He will be remembered for his sense of humour and ability to raise morale by cracking a joke or lending an ear when times were hard.
Tpr Leverett leaves behind his father Neville, mother Sharon and stepfather Tony, three brothers Neville, Lewis and Jack, stepbrother Shane, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Lound, who is due to give birth to their first child in September. He is also survived by grandparents Linda Mason, Trevor Leverett and Barbara and Cliff Hatt, other relatives and many friends. He also leaves his Staffordshire bull terrier, Bullseye. His family and friends released a statement, "James was strong-minded and determined. Whatever he set his mind to, he kept on trying until he achieved his goal. He was very likeable and had many friends in and out of the Army. He was a loving son to mum Sharon, father Neville and stepdad Tony, and loyal brother to Neville, Lewis, Jack and stepbrother Shane, and being the oldest brother was someone that they looked up to. He was also the adoring boyfriend of Tiffany and proudly looking forward to the birth of his son. We will miss him so much and he will always be loved and remembered."
Funeral with full military honours was held on July 29, 2010 at Sheffield Cathedral.
*Thanks to Stephen Farnell for the photos.
D (The Green Horse) Squadron
The Viking Group
The Royal Dragoon Guards
British Army
He was attached to the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles Battle Group deployed with the UK contingent of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Tpr Leverett was killed in an explosion when his Viking armoured vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province.
Aged 20, he was born in Great Yarmouth and grew up in Sheffield and Rotherham. After leaving school, he worked as a plasterer's labourer before joining the army at age 18 in May 2008. He qualified as a Challenger 2 tank driver and joined the squadron in January 2009. After completing Exercise Medicine Man 2 in 2009 in Alberta, Canada, he was selected to deploy with the Viking Group to Afghanistan in early June 2010. He was described as a young, bright and resilient soldier of significant potential. His commanding officer said he a man of the highest quality and was to be recommended for promotion to lance corporal. Known as "Levy", he also excelled at rugby, loved to wrestle and enjoyed playing football. He will be remembered for his sense of humour and ability to raise morale by cracking a joke or lending an ear when times were hard.
Tpr Leverett leaves behind his father Neville, mother Sharon and stepfather Tony, three brothers Neville, Lewis and Jack, stepbrother Shane, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Lound, who is due to give birth to their first child in September. He is also survived by grandparents Linda Mason, Trevor Leverett and Barbara and Cliff Hatt, other relatives and many friends. He also leaves his Staffordshire bull terrier, Bullseye. His family and friends released a statement, "James was strong-minded and determined. Whatever he set his mind to, he kept on trying until he achieved his goal. He was very likeable and had many friends in and out of the Army. He was a loving son to mum Sharon, father Neville and stepdad Tony, and loyal brother to Neville, Lewis, Jack and stepbrother Shane, and being the oldest brother was someone that they looked up to. He was also the adoring boyfriend of Tiffany and proudly looking forward to the birth of his son. We will miss him so much and he will always be loved and remembered."
Funeral with full military honours was held on July 29, 2010 at Sheffield Cathedral.
*Thanks to Stephen Farnell for the photos.
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