{"id":630040,"date":"2025-12-13T11:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630040\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:10:22","slug":"death-of-adventurous-royal-welsh-soldier-will-leave-an-unfillable-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/630040\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of &#8216;adventurous&#8217; Royal Welsh soldier &#8216;will leave an unfillable hole&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Royal Welsh Captain said Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins was &#8216;exactly the kind of Welshman&#8217; you want to work with<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_EGR_131225_BrynJenkins.jpg\" alt=\"Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Lance Corporal Bryn Jenkins died on Sunday, December 7(Image: The Royal Welsh)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His former platoon commander said that LCpl Jenkins &#8220;was exactly the kind of Welshman&#8221; he hoped to work with when joining the Royal Welsh, adding that his death will leave an &#8220;unfillable hole&#8221;. The Royal Welsh said he was a &#8220;highly capable solider&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">LCpl Jenkins was a qualified sniper and a talented warrior driver, earning him the nickname of &#8220;Bryn Diesel&#8221; among his peers. <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For the biggest stories in Wales first, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=aa0abd38-0db5-4492-99f3-e73baecff682&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A touching tribute shared by The Royal Welsh said that LCpl Jenkins was an &#8220;adventurous, thoughtful soul&#8221; who provided &#8220;endless humour&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A post from the British Army regiment said: &#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\"\/>&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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 \u2018Bryn Diesel\u2019 among his peers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Paying tribute to LCpl Jenkins, his former Platoon Commander Captain Ed Wills-Wood said: &#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I will always think fondly of our time together from Germany to Poland and his constant drive to improve and develop&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Such was his character that he was a well-known figure throughout the Battalion, and his loss will leave an unfillable hole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Royal Welsh said its thoughts and sympathies are with LCpl Jenkins&#8217; family, his many friends and colleagues within the Battalion at this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get daily<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> breaking news<\/strong> updates on your phone by joining <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FhCH5HyTE7c59DPUcRMUXk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">our WhatsApp community here<\/a>. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. 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