Major
Paul Harding from 4th Battalion The Rifles was killed in Basra, Iraq on Wednesday 20th June 2007 during a mortar attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Centre in the city.
"The Battalion has been hit very hard by Paul's death; the collective sense of grief is tangible, and we have learned over the past few weeks that grief has a time and a place. But we have also learned that honouring our dead requires us to move beyond grief. Paul embodied a life based on service to others, duty and self-sacrifice – the life of a Soldier. He chose this life and lived it with a passion; he died prematurely, but he died doing what he loved."
"I knew Paul very well, both spending time in the Cpl's and Sgt's Mess. I was devastated to see he had died, I'm gutted for his family. He was a great soldier, fine NCO and ultimately Officer. Rest in Peace. Tommo."
MoD: Major Paul Harding 4th Battalion The Rifles killed in Iraq
BBC: Major given full military funeral
The Times: Major Paul Harding. Veteran Rifles officer who brought to his dangerous duties in Iraq the experience of more than 30 years’ Army service
Paul Harding from 4th Battalion The Rifles was killed in Basra, Iraq on Wednesday 20th June 2007 during a mortar attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Centre in the city."The Battalion has been hit very hard by Paul's death; the collective sense of grief is tangible, and we have learned over the past few weeks that grief has a time and a place. But we have also learned that honouring our dead requires us to move beyond grief. Paul embodied a life based on service to others, duty and self-sacrifice – the life of a Soldier. He chose this life and lived it with a passion; he died prematurely, but he died doing what he loved."
"I knew Paul very well, both spending time in the Cpl's and Sgt's Mess. I was devastated to see he had died, I'm gutted for his family. He was a great soldier, fine NCO and ultimately Officer. Rest in Peace. Tommo."
MoD: Major Paul Harding 4th Battalion The Rifles killed in Iraq
BBC: Major given full military funeral
The Times: Major Paul Harding. Veteran Rifles officer who brought to his dangerous duties in Iraq the experience of more than 30 years’ Army service
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