“Gdsm 1 was not wearing its corrective lenses, so its binocular vision would see Sergeant Hillier, who was 143 meters away, at the same level of detail as someone with normal vision would see him at 429 meters. “With their right eye (the eye used to aim and fire the rifle) this would have increased to 858 meters.”
List of recommendations
The report found 14 contributing factors to Sergeant Hillier’s death and issued 20 recommendations to prevent a similar incident. An army spokesman said: “Our thoughts and condolences remain with the family and friends of Sergeant Gavin Hillier at this sad time. “We are supporting the ongoing investigation into the incident, which is being led by Dyfed-Powys Police, so it would not be appropriate to comment further.” Sergeant Hillier, who was a veteran of Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, had a wife and two sons. After his death, they said: “We are absolutely devastated and cannot express how proud we are of you. “Our boys will continue to make you proud and you will live on forever through them. “Dad, we’re not ready to say goodbye yet, so until we meet again, we love you always. Love, your heartbroken wife and boys.’
