Q:Facts: - death place: wardak province , afghanistan - servicenumber: t1002840 - honorific suffix: nzgd - battles: war in afghanistan - death date: 28 september 2011 - placeofburial: whenua tapu cemetery - awards: new zealand gallantry decoration - birth date: 24 july 1978 - serviceyears: 1997 ; 2011 & ndash ; 1999 / 2005 & ndash - name: leon kristopher smith - branch: royal new zealand navy 20px new zealand army - unit: new zealand special air service - birth place: wellington , new zealand - rank: ensign / lance corporal - occupation: soldier Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of leon kristopher smith .
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leon kristopher smith -lrb- 24 july 1978 -- 28 september 2011 -rrb- was posthumously awarded the new zealand gallantry decoration and the charles upham bravery award for his actions when attempting to resuscitate a mortally wounded colleague , while responding to an insurgent attack on the british council offices in kabul , afghanistan in 2011 .smith , who was a member of the new zealand special air service , was subsequently himself mortally wounded during a later operation in afghanistan .