Showing posts with label George Cross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Cross. Show all posts

Thursday, February 10, 2011

British Bomb Disposal hero - Coroners verdict

Sgt. Olaf Schmid
There was "no evidence" a British George Cross-winning bomb disposal hero killed in a blast in Afghanistan was physically tired on the day he died, an inquest heard.

Cornwall Coroner Emma Carlyon returned a verdict that Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid was unlawfully killed while on active service.

She said nothing in the Army operation which led to his death could have prevented his "catastrophic injuries".

Read full story at SkyNews

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Inquest into bomb hero's death

Published on Wed Feb 09 12:42:57 GMT 2011

An inquest is beginning into the death in Afghanistan of a George Cross-winning bomb disposal hero from Winchester.

Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid was hailed as the bravest of the brave after disarming 64 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a single tour of duty in Helmand Province.