Fifty-ninth Plenary Session - Press Release No. 57/2010

Rekindling of the flame: in remembrance of all European soldiers and civilians who lost their lives on military operations in 2010

Paris, 3 December 2010 – The President of the European Security and Defence Assembly, Robert WALTER MP (United Kingdom, Federated Group), Armand DE DECKER, Honorary President of the Assembly and Claude- ARNOULD, Deputy Director General of the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD), Council of the EU, representing Baroness Catherine ASHTON, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, presided over the ceremony for the rekindling of the Flame of Remembrance at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Tuesday 30 November at 18.30.

The ceremony was dedicated to the European men and women, both soldiers and civilians, who have lost their lives during operations in 2010 – more than 250 to date. The roll of honour is at annex and can be found on the Assembly website.

In the presence of parliamentarians who had come from all over Europe to attend the Assembly’s plenary session, as well as of diplomats and high-ranking military officers, Mr WALTER laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

http://www.assembly-weu.eu ESDA - Press and Information Office, 43, avenue du Président Wilson - 75775 Paris Cedex 16 - France Tel ++33.1.53.67.22.00 - Fax ++33.1 53.67.22.01 - email: [email protected] (If you wish to amend your entry in our mailing list, call ++33.1.53.67.24.79) Roll of Honour of the Members of the Armed Forces of European Countries for 2010

Denmark Nine Members of the Armed Forces Germany Martin Kadir Augustyniak Dr. Thomas Broer Estonia Sergeant Herdis Sikka Nils Bruns Marius Josef Dubnicki France Caporal Melam Baouma Robert Hartert Capitaine Christophe Barek-Deligny Josef Otto Kronawitter Caporal Nicolas Belda Florian Pauli Caporal-chef Anthony Bodin Jörn Radloff Sergent Damien Buil Sarah Seele Caporal Kévin Chassaing Caporal-chef Chechulin Hungary Zászlós Gyorgy Kolozsvari Brigadier Steeve Cocol Törzsormester Judit Pappné Ábrahám Adjudant Sébastien Devez Maréchal des logis Harouna Eleven Members of the Armed Forces Adjudant Hervé Enaux Caporal Damien Gaillet Lieutenant Colonel Fons Dur Sergent-chef Willy Gerfaud-Valentin Private Marc Harders Soldat 1re classe Julien Giffard Corporal Jeroen Houweling Sergent Nicolas Grégoire Corporal Luc Janzen Adjudant-chef Richard Guilloteau Adjudant-chef Hertach Five Members of the Armed Forces Sergent Johann Hivin-Gérard Caporal Julien Le Pahun Poland Six Members of the Armed Forces Caporal Lemoine Soldat 1re classe Enguerrand Libaert Romania Sergentul Major Florin Badiceanu Lieutenant Lorenzo Mezzasalma Sergentul Major Valerica Sandu Leu Infirmier de classe supérieure Miloche Sergentul Major Dan Ciobotaru Sergent-chef Laurent Mosic Caporalul Paul Caracuda Caporal Jean-Nicolas Panezyck Sergentul Major Marius Florin Sfeches Sergent Rodolphe Penon Soldatul Cristian-Petru Filip Brigadier-chef Poirier Adjudant Nicolas Rey Four Members of the Armed Forces Caporal Anthony Rivière Soldat 1re classe Hutnik Robert Six Members of the Armed Forces Lieutenant-colonel Fabrice Roullier Caporal-chef Thomas Rousselle Turkey Fifty-Eight Members of the Armed Forces Sergent Konrad Rygiel Capitaine Patrice Sonzogni United Kingdom Pte Robert Hayes Caporal Alexis Taani Capt Daniel Read Adjudant Mathieu Toinette Cpl Lee Brownson Caporal-chef Jérémy Trouillot Rfn Luke Farmer Soldat 1re classe Yoann Vauche Rfn Peter Aldridge

United Kingdom A/LCpl Daniel Cooper 25113415 Cpl Taniela Rogoiruwai (continued) A/Cpl Liam Riley 30049613 Tpr Ashley Smith LCpl Graham Shaw Mne Hollington Cpl Johnathan Moore Mne Paul Warren Pte Sean McDonald LCpl Michael Taylor WO2 David Markland Sgt Steven Darbyshire LCpl Darren Hicks LCpl David Ramsden LSgt David Greenhalgh CSgt Martyn Horton Rfn Mark Marshall Pte Alex Isaac Kgn Sean Dawson Pte Douglas Halliday Spr Guy Mellors Bdr Gilbert Lt Douglas Dalzell Cpl Jamie Kirkpatrick LSgt David Walker Tpr James Leverett SAC Luke Southgate Pte Sephton Rfn Martin Kinggett Bdr Samuel Robinson Sgt Paul Fox Mne David Hart Rfn Carlo Apolis Maj James Bowman Cpl Richard Green Lt Neal Turkington Rfn Jonathon Allott Cpl Arjun Purja Pun Rfn Liam Maughan Mne Matthew Harrison LCpl Thomas Keogh Mne Jonathan Crookes Cpl Stephen Thompson SAC Kinikki Griffiths Capt Martin Driver Sgt David Monkhouse LCpl Scott Hardy SSgt Brett Linley Pte James Grigg Cpl Matthew Stenton Sjt Steven Campbell LCpl Stephen Monkhouse LCoH Jonathan Woodgate Spr Mark Smith Rfn Daniel Holkham LSgt Dale McCallum Gdsm Michael Sweeney Mne Adam Brown Rfn Mark Turner Lt John Sanderson Fus Jonathan Burgess Rfn Remand Kulung Cpl Harvey Holmes Spr Darren Foster Spr Daryn Roy Spr Ishwor Gurung LCpl Barry Buxton LCpl Jordan Bancroft Cpl Christopher Harrison LCpl Joseph Pool Cpl Stephen Walker Capt Andrew Griffiths Gnr Zak Cusack Kgn Darren Deady Cpl Stephen Curley Sgt Andrew Jones Mne Scott Taylor Tpr Andrew Howarth Mne Anthony Hotine Cpl Matthew Thomas LCpl Alan Cochran Rfn Suraj Gurung Cpl Terry Webster Sgt Peter Rayner LBdr Mark Chandler Cpl David Barnsdale Pte Jonathan Monk Spr William Blanchard LCpl Andrew Breeze SAC Scott Hughes Mne Birdsall Pte Aaron McCormick Kgn Ponipate Tagitaginimoce Gdsm Christopher Davies

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