High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Corporal Mark William Wright, GC was a soldier in the British Army. He served in the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. He died in Helmand Province in Afghanistan after entering a minefield in an attempt to save the lives of other injured soldiers. It was announced on 14 December 2006 that he would be posthumously awarded the George Cross for his actions, and the award was gazetted the next day.Before he joined the military, Wright lived in Edinburgh.He joined the Army in January 1999. After training, he joined the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment in October 1999. He completed 3 tours in Northern Ireland within 3 years, and was Number One in a mortar detachment by 2003. He was deployed to Iraq with his battalion in May 2003. Back in the UK, he was promoted to Corporal. He became a Mortar Fire Controller, and was deployed to Helmand Province with his battalion in May 2006