Moving on...

Just a snapshot of a couple of removal vans you might think but apart from the memorable name (they've been around Sunderland for years) look at the messages on the back.

20-year-old Marine Tony Evans from Sunderland lost his life while selflessly providing fire support to colleagues under sustained enemy fire.


He and his fellow 42 Commando, Royal Marine Georgie Sparks, who was also killed, had been on patrol to the north west of Lashkar Gar, in Helmand Province. They had moved on to the roof of a compound when, at about 9am on Thursday, an attack by insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades left both badly wounded. After immediate medical attention they were moved to a secure location and put on a helicopter to return to Camp Bastion, but both died from their injuries during the flight. 


Marine Evans's parents, Tony Evans and Julia Churchill, said in a statement:  "Tony was the type of person who would do anything to help his friends and family and was well respected by all.

29th November 2008.

Read more at: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/tony-evans-1-1055892