Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid made safe 64 bombs during a five-month tour of duty An inquest on bomb disposal expert Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid who was killed in Afghanistan is due to reopen.
Staff Sgt Schmid, from Truro in Cornwall, died disarming a roadside bomb in November 2009.
His widow Christina accepted the George Cross on his behalf in a ceremony last year.
The 30-year-old soldier, who had made his home in Hampshire, died the day before he was due to return to the UK after making safe 64 devices.
He was also said to have found 11 bomb-making centres during his five-month tour of duty.
At his funeral service at Truro Cathedral, Lt Col Robert Thomson, commanding officer 2nd Battalion The Rifles, said Staff Sgt Schmid had been the “bravest and most courageous man” he had ever met.
Known as Oz, Staff Sgt Schmid had been part of the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, based in Didcot, Oxfordshire.
The inquest will be held in Truro and is expected to hear from several of his colleagues who will give evidence about their work in tackling IEDs in Afghanistan.
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