A Royal Welsh Captain said Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins was ‘exactly the kind of Welshman’ you want to work with
Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins died on Sunday, December 7(Image: The Royal Welsh)
Tributes have been paid to a serving Royal Welsh soldier who died last week. The Royal Welsh announced that Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins, who was a serving member of the Delta (Fire Support) Company based at Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth, died on Sunday, December 7.
His former platoon commander said that LCpl Jenkins “was exactly the kind of Welshman” he hoped to work with when joining the Royal Welsh, adding that his death will leave an “unfillable hole”. The Royal Welsh said he was a “highly capable solider”.
LCpl Jenkins was a qualified sniper and a talented warrior driver, earning him the nickname of “Bryn Diesel” among his peers. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here
A touching tribute shared by The Royal Welsh said that LCpl Jenkins was an “adventurous, thoughtful soul” who provided “endless humour”.
A post from the British Army regiment said: “It is with great sadness that we inform the Regimental family of the passing of Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins, Delta Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh.
“LCpl Jenkins passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025. He was a serving member of Delta (Fire Support) Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, based at Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth.
“A highly capable soldier and a key figure within the Reconnaissance Platoon, Bryn was a qualified sniper and a talented warrior driver, affectionately earning the title ‘Bryn Diesel’ among his peers.”
Paying tribute to LCpl Jenkins, his former Platoon Commander Captain Ed Wills-Wood said: “I first met LCpl Bryn Jenkins when he was a Fusilier as I put him through his PJNCO Cadre in Estonia 2022. I was delighted to find this keen young soldier would be my driver on arrival to take over the 1 R WELSH Reconnaissance Platoon in 2023.
“Bryn, as I always knew him, was an adventurous, thoughtful soul and also provided endless humour. He was a large part of why my two years with the Platoon were easily the most enjoyable of my career.
“I watched him go from strength to strength, qualifying as a sniper, taking on greater responsibility as a junior leader and having a positive impact on all of those around him.
“I will always think fondly of our time together from Germany to Poland and his constant drive to improve and develop…
“Such was his character that he was a well-known figure throughout the Battalion, and his loss will leave an unfillable hole.
“Bryn was exactly the kind of Welshman I had hoped to work with on joining the Regiment. I will miss him dearly and remember him always.”
The Royal Welsh said its thoughts and sympathies are with LCpl Jenkins’ family, his many friends and colleagues within the Battalion at this difficult time.
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