Lieutenant Douglas Dalzell, who was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday eighteen February. Photograph: MoD/Crown Copyright Wire/PA
A British infantryman who was killed in southern Afghanistan on his 27th birthday was declared by the Ministry of Defence tonight.
Lieutenant Douglas "Dougie" Dalzell, from Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire and a piece of of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, died in an blast in the Babaji area of Helmand range yesterday whilst carrying out a vital operation opposite the Taliban.
In a matter his relatives Anthony and Colette, hermit Angus and sister Olivia paid reverence to Dalzell as a "true hero".
"Our heavenly son and hermit to Olivia and Angus, you overwhelmed the hearts of so many. You are the universe and we love you with all the hearts. You usually ever looked for the great in people and kept clever and happy in all you did. You are a loyal favourite and we will miss you forever," they said.
His autocratic officer, Lieutenant Colonel Toby Gray, pronounced Dalzell was killed "doing the pursuit he desired and heading from the front".
He called the infantryman "assured, confident, definitely veteran and hugely renouned with his men and hold in the top courtesy by his seniors".
He said: "It was transparent to me that he precious his pursuit and his guardsmen in next to measure... The opening he leaves in his company, the corps and officers" disaster is enormous.
"We all weep his genocide and will miss his peaceful nonetheless penetrating clarity of humour."
Fellow infantryman Captain Jamie Russell additionally paid tribute. "Dougie was hexed of such a singular mix of professionalism and charm," he said.
"He shone via his short career and could regularly be devoted to do anything unusually well. His men responded by giving him their finish certitude and they would have followed him anywhere. The ordain will be a darker place but this splendid star."
Dalzell, who assimilated the armed forces in 2007, was receiving piece in Operation Moshtarak, the largest descent in Afghanistan given 2001.
The operation involves a total force of 15,000 infantry especially from Britain, the US and Afghanistan and aims to free areas of Helmand range from Taliban control. It has suffered from stepped-up opposite attacks given it began this month.
Lance Sergeant Dave Greenhalgh, 25, from Ilkeston, Derbyshire was the initial infantryman killed in the offensive. Another infantryman who died yesterday has nonetheless "to be named.
Dalzell"s crew sergeant and close friend, John Amer, was killed last November.
Defence cabinet member Bob Ainsworth pronounced he was "deeply saddened" to listen to of the Dalzell"s death.
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