The faces of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Tributes paid to 298
who lost their lives
BRITISH
Richard Mayne
Leeds University student Richard Mayne was also killed in the MH17 disaster. The 20-year-old had picked the flight specifically because he was diabetic and needed a stopover, his devastated dad said. The maths and finance undergraduate was on board the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur as he travelled to Perth, Australia.
Robert Ayley
[size=1.1em]British-born father-of-two Robert Ayley was another of the Brit victims. [size=1.1em]He had told his family how he couldn't wait to get back to his young family in a final heartbreaking email. [size=1.1em]The 28-year-old was returning home to his wife Sharlene and two young sons, aged two and four, following a month-long working trip to Europe. [size=1.1em]In a final email before he boarded the flight, he talked about being "ready to come home".
Stephen Anderson
Former RAF team leader Stephen Anderson is one of the 10 Britons killed in the devastating crash. The 44-year-old is a former RAF search and rescue co-ordinator grew up and worked in Britain. He moved to Penang in Malaysia four years ago with his wife Joanna, 37, where he worked as a technician for Maersk Drilling, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Ben Pocock
Victim Ben Pocock was travelling to Australia after finishing his second year of his International Business BSc at Loughborough University. The keen sportsman, of Keynsham near Bristol, tweeted on Monday: “Didn’t fail my exams. Still going to Australia.” Ben had a leaving night out with pals before catching the fateful flight bound for Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
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