Capt. head served in the Iraq and Afghanistan a female UK has soldier Afghanistan died in hospital of injuries an explosion suffered clearing roadside bombs in Helmand province,.Capt. Lisa jade head, of 11 explosive ordnance disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, died in Queen Elizabeth NHS hospital, Birmingham, on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, had broken on Monday was.
She will die only the second female member of the British armed forces in Afghanistan in nearly a decade.
The number of the British armed forces takes her death since 2001 to 364 in Afghanistan killed.
"Very proud"The Ministry of defence (MoD) said they traveled to camp bastion in Helmand before is in the United Kingdom evacuated taken had been.
Lt Col Tim Purbrick, spokesman for task force Helmand, announced the death of Capt. head - who was born in Huddersfield and attended the University of the city before the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - "with much sadness".
Capt. head into the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) in the order given and initially trained as an air transport liaison officer, deploying to Iraq in 2006 and Afghanistan in 2007.
Lt Col Purbrick said: "(HSE) was a complex series of IEDs (improvised explosive devices) that was to have been sown in an alley between two connections if one of the devices detonated neutralize."
"First emergency aid has been deployed and a helicopter medical emergency response team was the accident to the military hospital at Camp Bastion."
Read the main story Jonathan Beale defence correspondent, BBC NewsAlthough women may serve as infantry troops on the front line, they are there still in harm's way, a number of specialist roles do.
There are female medics, intelligence agents, members of the Royal military police and disposal bomb experts.
High threat explosive ordnance disposal or EOD operators have already as you described "bravest of the brave". You are small, elite group of highly trained soldiers to fight the single cause of death of the British troops in Afghanistan - the bomb on the roadside.
Much has already been written the men have the task – including those who died, in the process as staff Sgt oz Schmid did. The death of the first female operator is a reminder that both men and women put their lives on the line. About 10% of the army with high risk of EOD operators are women.
They include Capt Judith Gallagher, that last year of the Queen received an award for bravery. On their first day in Helmand province in the year 2010 a marathon 30-hour shift defused it 14 bombs while. On occasion, they tried to clear a minefield under enemy fire. At the time, she said: "It is my job and I get up only with him."
Capt. was head in this form. It is assumed that a bomb was thrown when she began dealing with the minefield, and the force of the explosion knocked her off her feet. Unharmed, they will be hurt again in their task only for hard by a second explosion. You never from the wounds recovered, and died in hospital.
Capt. head, based in Didcot, Oxfordshire, provided to Afghanistan on 27 March and based in patrol was base of 4 in the district at Nahr-e Saraj.Your team was to sell a bomb found by B company, 2nd Battalion, the parachute regiment in a street of civilians and ISAF (international security assistance force) used troops.
Capt. head was successfully made the device safe, fatally injured when dealing with a second.
Her family - which are respected for their privacy by the media appeal has - filed a statement of the MoD: "We want to say that we are very proud of Lisa."
"Lisa said always, that she had the best job in the world and she loved every second of it." Lisa had two families - us and the army. Lisa had a fantastic life and lived it fully. "No one was more loved."
"Tragic moment"Capt. initial's Regiment is the British army specialist for anti-terror bomb available, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and the recovery and safe disposal of conventional ammunition responsible.
It employs about 500 specialized soldiers from five individual corps within the British army selected.
It has been hard hit by the Afghanistan war - it is the sixth element of the Regiment, to it are killed.
Her commanding officer, Lt Col Adam McRae, described it as "passionate, robust and sincere individuals, the life in full;" be it at work, on the sporting field or at the bar.
Lieutenant Col McRae pays tribute to Captain Lisa jade head"it was completely committed to their profession and rightly proud of being one ammunition technical officer." She took in particular pride in the achievement of the coveted "High risk" status, which you at the top of their craft set.
"Lisa provided Afghanistan with full knowledge of the threats, which you would face." These dangers they not discourage, as a confident, highly effective operator and a leading provider of was very popular. Methodological and professional in their work, was always eminently pragmatic and calm under pressure.
"their potential was considerable and they will be a huge loss to us all."
"Miss the Regiment, their colleagues and friends, her infectious smile and dry wit." It sits proudly alongside our recent fallen, some of which you were close friends who I know, inspired providing for Afghanistan.
"Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with her family at this tragic moment." We mourn their loss; She disappeared, but will be forgotten by their Regiment which I know she was proud that part and immensely proud to never.
"Their sacrifice will inspire others to follow their example."
The only other female member of the armed forces to die was in Afghanistan cpl. Sarah Bryant.
The 26-year-old was killed together with three colleagues as their snatch was blown up Land Rover by a bomb on the roadside as she crossed a trench in the area of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province in June 2008.
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