Konstandinos Erik Scurfield
Appearance
Konstandinos Erik "Kosta" Scurfield was a former British Royal Marine who, in December 2014, left for Syria and joined the Kurdish YPG, a militia fighting against the Islamic State.[1][2][3] Scurfield, who was known by the Kurdish nom de guerre Sehid Kemal,[4] was killed on 2 March 2015, at the age of 25. He was the first British citizen to be killed in the conflict.[5]
References
- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (4 March 2015). "Konstandinos Erik Scurfield: the former marine who died in someone else's war". The Guardian.
- ^ Vardy, Emma (5 March 2017). "Kurds remember 'hero' on anniversary". BBC News.
- ^ "Kurds' fallen marine airport tribute". BBC News. 20 March 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Matthew; Bunyan, Nigel; Hawramy, Fazel (4 March 2015). "Family of ex-marine who died battling Isis praise his courage and conviction". the Guardian.
- ^ "Konstandinos Erik Scurfield: Family pays tribute to the first British soldier killed by Isis". The Independent. 4 March 2015.