Michael Lockett

Michael Lockett
Birth name	Michael Christopher Lockett
Nickname(s)	Locky
Born	(1980-06-11)11 June 1980 Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Died	21 September 2009(2009-09-21) (aged 29) Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Buried	Linn Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1996-2009
Rank	Sergeant
Service number	25061301
Unit	Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment Mercian Regiment
Awards	Military Cross

Sergeant Michael Christopher Lockett MC (11 June 1980 – 21 September 2009)^[1] was a British soldier, killed in action in Afghanistan aged 29. In June 2008 Lockett was presented with the Military Cross by Queen Elizabeth II, for his efforts in an attempt to recover the bodies of Pte. Johan Botha and Sgt. Craig Brelsford, as well as successfully rescuing four other injured soldiers. In September 2009, an improvised explosive device which he was investigating exploded, injuring Lockett and two other soldiers. Lockett died before he reached hospital. He is the first soldier to die on operations who has been awarded the Military Cross since World War II.