A young and talented Army officer who was killed when he was hit by an armoured vehicle during a training exercise was a “star who burned bright”, his commanding officer said. Second Lieutenant Max George won the Queen’s Medal – awarded to best cadet – when he passed out from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 2021.
The 26-year-old, a former head pupil of the prestigious Durham School where his parents taught, was badly injured on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, on Tuesday morning. Police said the officer with the 5th Battalion The Rifles had been struck by a Warrior infantry fighting vehicle when he was on foot and suffered a serious head injury.
His commanding officer, Lt Col Jim Hadfield OBE, said: “Max was a star that burned bright. Effortlessly impressive, he was a natural commander, who exuded fierce determination matched by selfless compassion. We loved him for it.
