18th August 2011. Lt Daniel Clack, 24, of Gloucestershire-based 1st Battalion The Rifles, died on Friday as he led a foot patrol in Helmand province. He was flown into RAF Lyneham and the cortege passed through Royal Wootton Bassett on the way to John Radcliffe Hospital. The repatriation of Lt Clack could be the last through RAF Lyneham, which is due to close. This time Royal Wootton Bassett stood shoulder to shoulder with the family and friends of Lieutenant Dan Clack of the Rifles; more than 370 of the forces have been carried through the market town since RAF Lyneham received its first repatriation in 2007. On that occasion a handful of people gathered to pay their respects; but in the months and years which followed Royal Wootton Bassett became a national focus for sympathy and respect. Lt Clack was the fourth member of his battalion to die on tour.
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