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He was always positive, and always seemed larger than life. We are immensely proud of Mike - he was everything that we could ever have wanted in a son and was a devoted father to Connor, Chloe and Courtney. His parents, Mal and April, paid the following tribute: He leaves behind his children from a former marriage Connor (eight), Chloe (seven) and Courtney (five), family, and his girlfriend Belinda. Leading men and setting an example was a familiar position for Acting Sergeant Lockett he died doing a job he loved and he earned the highest respect from all those who knew and worked with him. He volunteered to stay on at his patrol base to ensure that the incoming soldiers knew as much as they could about the local area and they could reap the benefits of his vast local knowledge. He was nearing the end of his tour when he died. His leadership style was the exact mix of compassion and steel which garnered the respect of both those he led and those he served. ‘Locky’, as he was known to his friends, will always be remembered for his infectious laugh and prominence as a man. His professionalism set the finest example to the Afghan Warriors. He was working and operating alongside the Warriors of the Afghan National Army at Patrol Base Sandford in the Upper Gereshk Valley. His deployment to Afghanistan in 2009 was as part of the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team Battle Group. He spent the large majority of his career as a machine gunner but he held many other qualifications including Jungle Warfare Instructor and Military Tracking Instructor. For his actions that night he received one of the nation’s highest awards for gallantry, the Military Cross. The WFR became 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) in 2007.Īcting Sergeant Lockett took part in every operational deployment and exercise the battalion undertook he served in Bosnia and Northern Ireland, and in 2009 he returned to Afghanistan for his third tour.Īt Garmsir in 2007, as Platoon Sergeant in A (Grenadier) Company, he displayed selfless commitment and unshakable bravery fighting and leading his platoon to rescue wounded comrades trapped in a Taliban ambush. Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett MCĪcting Sergeant Michael Lockett, from Monifieth in Angus, joined 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (1 WFR) in Tidworth in 1996. Two other soldiers were injured in the same incident. He was investigating and confirming the find of an improvised explosive device when it exploded.
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Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett MC (All rights reserved.)Īcting Sergeant Lockett was on a dismounted patrol near Patrol Base Sandford in the Gereshk district of Helmand province when an explosion occurred, killing him before he could be extracted to hospital.