The body of Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon was repatriated to Royal Air Force Brize Norton today, 19 March 2020.

The Reservist and Combat Medical Technician with the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, was killed at Camp Taji in Iraq on 11 March 2020, aged 26.
LCpl Gillon, a sports physiotherapist in her civilian life, joined the Army Reserve in 2015 as a Combat Medical Technician as part of the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving with the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry.
She deployed in November 2019 with the Irish Guards Battlegroup to Iraq on Op SHADER, the British military’s contribution to the multi-national coalition delivering training and mentoring to Iraqi Security Forces in support of their fight against Daesh.
LCpl Gillon was a hugely popular member of the medical team and was well respected for her professional competence and her willingness and desire to help others. Her colleagues in the Irish Guards Battlegroup with whom she was deployed, remember her as an inspiring and dedicated soldier.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Money, Commanding Officer 1st Battalion Irish Guards said:
“LCpl Brodie Gillon of the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry was serving as a medic attached to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards Battlegroup on Operation Shader 10 in Taji, Iraq when she was tragically killed by enemy action on the night of Wednesday 11th March 2020.
“A bright, confident and highly competent soldier, she was liked and respected by all who knew her. She served the men and women of the Irish Guards fantastically well during her time with us, quickly fitting in and making friends across the Battlegroup as we played our part in the vital work of training Iraqi and Kurdish Security Forces.
“The Irish Guards and those from across the Coalition of nations working in Iraq have been enriched by her professionalism and character. It was typical of LCpl Gillon that she had been generously offering physiotherapy in her own time to anyone who needed it and had been recognised for her performance and potential with recent promotion.
“The thoughts and prayers of all Irish Guardsmen and those deployed on Op Shader 10 are with her family and friends at home in Ayrshire.”
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