Kylie Watson MC, one of only four women to have been awarded the Military Cross.
Watson joined Royal Army Medical Corps in September 2007. In 2010, she was on her first tour as a fully qualified battlefield medic. When out on patrol, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier received two bullet wounds. Watson ran forward under heavy fire. She managed to stem the bleeding and he was then evacuated by Chinook to hospital at Camp Bastion.
On another patrol, an ANA soldier was hit in the chest and had stopped breathing.
Watson tried to resuscitate him for 20 minutes but was unable to do so.
The citation for Watson's Military Cross read:
“Watson's immense courage, willingness to put her own life at risk and absolute bravery saved the life of one warrior and acted as an inspiration to her platoon and their Afghan National Army partners.”
