Konstandinos Erik Scurfield Explained
Konstandinos Erik "Kosta" Scurfield (22 September 1989 – 2 March 2015)[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] Scurfield, who was known by the Kurdish nom de guerre Sehid Kemal,[5] was killed on 2 March 2015, at the age of 25. He was the first British citizen to be killed in the conflict.[6]
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- Web site: Kurds' fallen marine airport tribute . BBC News . 20 March 2015 . 16 July 2020 . 16 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200716152058/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31991742 . live .
- News: Taylor . Matthew . Bunyan . Nigel . Hawramy . Fazel . Family of ex-marine who died battling Isis praise his courage and conviction . the Guardian . 4 March 2015 . en . 17 April 2022 . 17 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220417094830/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/04/royal-marine-scurfield-killed-fighting-isis-fearless-warrior . live .
- Web site: Konstandinos Erik Scurfield: Family pays tribute to the first British soldier killed by Isis . The Independent . en . 4 March 2015 . 16 July 2020 . 16 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200716154727/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/konstandinos-erik-scurfield-family-pays-tribute-to-the-first-british-soldier-killed-by-isis-10085854.html . live .