TWO soldiers from Bolton have been named in a list of 454 British service personnel and Ministry of Defence civilians who have died while serving in Afghanistan since 2001.

Kingsman Darren Deady from the second Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was injured in the Nahr-e Saraj District of Helmand Province on August 23, 2010.

The 22-year-old, from Westhoughton, died a few weeks later at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on September 10.

At his funeral, attended by hundreds of mourners, the church heard that Kingsman Deady lived life "in the fast lane" and had a passion for singing and motorbikes.

Corporal Jack Stanley, from Tonge Moor, was a member of The Queen's Royal Hussars, and was just a few weeks away from finishing his tour of duty in the war-torn country when he came under fire from Taliban forces just 300 metres away from his base.

As he dropped to one knee to return fire, he triggered an improvised explosive device, losing both his legs.

At the time, his father Tom Stanley said: "He told me he had heard the explosion, but didn't know it was him who had been hurt.

"He looked down and saw his boots were on the wrong way, and that's when he realised it was him."

Despite doctors believing he would make a full recovery, Corporal Stanley died nine weeks later from an infection.

The 26-year-old had previously cheated death when his armoured vehicle triggered a roadside bomb — but insisted he would complete his tour of duty.

According to the Ministry of Defence, of the total figure of fatalities, 405 were killed as a result of hostile action, while 49 are known to have died either as a result of illness, non-combat injuries or accidents, or have not yet officially been assigned a cause of death pending the outcome of an investigation.