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SHARING OPTIONS: Liam Tasker training his spaniel Theo in 2011, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. \ Ministry of Defence. /PA On 1 March 2011, Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, along with Theo his sniffer dog, were taking part in a patrol in Helmand province in Afghanistan. In the previous five months, the pair had already uncovered 14 homemade bombs and hoards of weapons – a record for a dog and handler in the conflict. On that first day of March, as on many other such days, Theo’s task was to be the “front man”, sniffing out any hidden explosive devices or bomb-making equipment. Suddenly a fire-fight broke out with the Taliban and Liam Tasker was shot dead. After his body was flown back to Camp Bastion, his beloved Theo, who was uninjured in the attack, died also. ....