Konstandinos Erik Scurfield

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
  1. MacAskill, Ewen (4 March 2015). "Konstandinos Erik Scurfield: the former marine who died in someone else's war". The Guardian.
  2. Vardy, Emma (5 March 2017). "Kurds remember 'hero' on anniversary". BBC News.
  3. "Kurds' fallen marine airport tribute". BBC News. 20 March 2015.
  4. Taylor, Matthew; Bunyan, Nigel; Hawramy, Fazel (4 March 2015). "Family of ex-marine who died battling Isis praise his courage and conviction". the Guardian.
  5. "Konstandinos Erik Scurfield: Family pays tribute to the first British soldier killed by Isis". The Independent. 4 March 2015.


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