Lt. Mark Evison

Brave, considerate, amusing, a talented musician and a gifted sportsman, 26-year-old Lieutenant Mark Evison was rated the best platoon commander in the Welsh Guards by senior officers. To the men in his command their dashing leader was “007″. In April, he was sent to Helmand province, Afghanistan. There he kept a journal, a vivid and unique document detailing daily life at the front, from the longing for fresh food to the fear of making the wrong decision. Four weeks later he was dead. Please read his words here.