Sergeant
2 Battalion
Parachute Regiment
British Army
Sgt Collins was a member of the 22 Special Air Service (SAS) A Squadron.
Sgt Collins was killed during a special forces mission in support of coalition forces in Iraq. Part of a team searching a house in Baghdad, he was shot in the neck while leading his men on the rooftop.
Aged 33, he was survived by his wife and two children.
Sgt Collins' commanding officer paid the following tribute: "Sgt Collins was a champion soldier, a proud and loving family man and a great friend. He always played to win and always set the finest example. He died a warrior, on the battlefield, leading from the front, doing a job he loved in the service of his friends, his regiment, his family and his country. He will never be forgotten."
Funeral with full military honours was held in the regimental chapel at Credenhill military base.
Sergeant
2 Battalion
Parachute Regiment
British Army
Sgt Collins was a member of the 22 Special Air Service (SAS) A Squadron.
Sgt Collins was killed during a special forces mission in support of coalition forces in Iraq. Part of a team searching a house in Baghdad, he was shot in the neck while leading his men on the rooftop.
Aged 33, he was survived by his wife and two children.
Sgt Collins' commanding officer paid the following tribute: "Sgt Collins was a champion soldier, a proud and loving family man and a great friend. He always played to win and always set the finest example. He died a warrior, on the battlefield, leading from the front, doing a job he loved in the service of his friends, his regiment, his family and his country. He will never be forgotten."
Funeral with full military honours was held in the regimental chapel at Credenhill military base.
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