The mother of a Tayport soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has criticised her treatment by Legion Scotland members on Remembrance Day.
Jane Duffy, whose son Liam Tasker was killed in 2011, claimed one member of the organisation said her son’s name should not be added to his home town’s war memorial because he died “in a conflict, not a war”.
Mrs Duffy, 55, has now written to complain to Legion Scotland, an organisation for ex-servicemen and women and the largest veteran’s charity in Scotland.
She said: “I was so disgusted and upset.
“My husband was in the RAF for 27 years, I’m ex-Women’s Royal Air Force, my oldest boy did 10 years in the army and my youngest son Liam gave his life for Queen and country. The last thing I expected was to be treated like this by members of the Legion.
“I was told by a senior member that my son’s name shouldn’t be up on the war memorial as he was killed in a conflict, not a war.”
Lance Corporal Tasker was 26 when he died while serving with the Royal Veterinary Corps.
He was mentioned in despatches for being the most successful arms and explosives search dog handler in Afghanistan since operations began and was posthumously honoured with an MBE.
His dog Theo, who died just hours later, had made the most confirmed operational finds by any arms and explosives search dog in Afghanistan to date.
Kevin Gray of Legion Scotland said: “The inquiry is ongoing, but we are taking this complaint very seriously. We welcome all veterans and their families and bereaved families of ex-service personnel who have given their lives in service.”