28 September 2011(2011-09-28) (aged 33) Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Buried
Whenua Tapu Cemetery
Allegiance
New Zealand
Service/branch
Royal New Zealand Navy (1997–99) New Zealand Army (2005–11)
Years of service
1997–99 2005–11
Rank
Ensign Lance Corporal
Service number
T1002840[1]
Unit
New Zealand Special Air Service
Battles/wars
War in Afghanistan
Awards
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
Leon Kristopher Smith, NZGD (24 July 1978 – 28 September 2011) was a New Zealand Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the New Zealand Gallantry Decoration and the Charles Upham Bravery Award for his actions when attempting to resuscitate a mortally wounded colleague, while responding to an insurgent attack on the British Council Offices in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. Smith, who was a member of the New Zealand Special Air Service, was himself mortally wounded during a later operation in Afghanistan.
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