Private Michelle Norris MC of the Royal Army Medical Corps at Camp Abu Naji, Maysan Province, 4 August 2006

Photograph by Corporal Anthony Boocock Royal Logistic Corps, 20th Armoured Brigade Media Ops, 2006.

Norris was the first ever woman to be presented with a Military Cross (MC), the most notable of several operational honours and awards won by the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, during their seven month tour of Iraq, as part of the 20th Armoured Brigade in 2006. At the time of the incident her Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel David Labouchere, said: 'Private Norris acted completely selflessly and, in the face of great danger, concentrated on her job and saved someone's life.'

One of 47 digital images relating to 20th Armoured Brigade's deployment in Iraq on Operation TELIC 8, 2006.