British commander country 's highest ranking soldier to be killed in action since Wednesday . Lt. Col. The commander of a British regiment has become the country 's highest-ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982 's Falklands War after he was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan . Joshua Hammond was killed along with trooper Rupert Thorneloe . They were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on 1982 .
British commander country 's highest ranking soldier to be killed in action since Wednesday . Lt. Col. Joshua Hammond was killed along with trooper Rupert Thorneloe . They were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on 1982 .