Sapper Rossi was killed following an explosion near Sangin in Helmand Province.
He was part of a Royal Engineers Search Team embedded in the Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group providing close support to 2 RIFLES Battle Group and was working in an operation to clear Improvised Explosive Devices that were posing a lethal threat to both British Forces and the local Afghan population.
Despite his significant determination to survive the explosion and the heroic efforts of his team mates and the Medical Emergency Response Team, Sapper Rossi was pronounced dead soon after arrival at the UK Hospital in Camp Bastion.
Sapper Jordan Rossi
Sapper Rossi was aged 22 and came from West Yorkshire. He joined the Royal Engineers on 6 June 2006 and following his basic recruit training he attended further courses to qualify as both a Combat Engineer and a Military Engineer Bricklayer and Concreter.
Posted in October 2007 to 38 Engineer Regiment, Ripon, North Yorkshire, he completed a construction task in Northern Ireland and then deployed to Kenya in support of 3 SCOTS (The Black Watch) Battle Group. On return to the UK he participated in the regimental move to a new permanent base at Massereene Barracks, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Following a period of intense training Sapper Rossi, or simply 'Rossi' as he was known to most of his friends, deployed to Afghanistan as an Advanced Searcher within the Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group. His role was to support Improvised Explosive Device Disposal operations and provide a High Assurance Search capability to Task Force Helmand; a role in which he thrived immensely.
Sapper Rossi's mother, Mrs Theresa Rossi said:
"I have just lost my precious fun-loving son. He was doing a job he loved and was proud to be a soldier. He was a tremendous son, Grandson, Brother, Uncle and friend. There will be a big void in all our lives."
, Rest Easy and thanks.
