A British soldier has become the first foreigner to receive a Danish bravery award.
The soldier was given the award for trying to save the life of a Danish soldier in Afghanistan.
Explosives expert Andy Peat of 33 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps went to the aid of Oversergeant Rene Brink Jakobsen after his patrol was blasted by an improvised explosive device (IED).
The warrant officer class One (WO1), from Edinburgh, disarmed a second IED and lay across the path of another.
He was presented with the Anders Lassen Award by Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik at a ceremony at the Royal Danish Military College in Copenhagen.
Denmark has so far had 43 military fatalities in Afghanistan, which is a lot for a country of just five-and-a-half million people. Britain has so far suffered 444 fatalities in the conflict.
Danish bravery award for Scots soldier WO1 Andy Peat
BBC News
24th August 2013
Andy Peat was presented with his honour by Danish Crown Prince Frederik
A Scots soldier who risked his life trying to save an injured Danish comrade in Afghanistan has been honoured by Denmark for his courage.
Explosives expert Andy Peat went to the aid of Oversergeant Rene Brink Jakobsen after his patrol was blasted by an improvised explosive device (IED).
The warrant officer class One (WO1), from Edinburgh, disarmed a second IED and lay across the path of another.
He is the first soldier outside Denmark to receive the Anders Lassen Award.
He was presented with the honour by Crown Prince Frederik at a ceremony at the Royal Danish Military College in Copenhagen.
Human shield
WO1 Peat, of 33 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, was supporting a Danish patrol in January when the group was hit.
They were moving into a compound used for manufacturing IEDs in the Upper Gereshk Valley when one of the bombs triggered on the roof, severely injuring WO1 Brink Jakobsen.
As he went to his aid, WO1 Peat noticed another IED lying underneath the Danish soldier and worked to disarm the device by locating and cutting its wires.
While colleagues struggled to stretcher the Dane off the roof, he lay across the path of another IED, using himself and his body armour as a shield to protect the rescuers.
WO1 Brink Jakobsen later died of his wounds, leaving behind a wife and three children.
WO1 Peat is credited with saving the lives of several other Danish soldiers and members of the Afghan police that day.
The Anders Lassen Foundation was established in memory of a highly-decorated soldier who was awarded three Military Crosses and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits in World War II.
WO1 Rene Brink Jakobsen died later from his wounds
Each year the foundation chooses a single recipient for its honour and cash award, and this year selected WO1 Peat for his "extraordinary courage and determined actions".
At the ceremony in Copenhagen, he received the framed award and donated the 25,000 Krone (about £3,000) to WO1 Rene Brink Jakobsen's wife Camilla Brink Jakobsen, and children, Sara, Maja and Thor.
He said of the honour: "I was slightly taken aback when I had the phone call to say I'd been awarded it - it's slightly surreal.
"Meeting the Crown Prince has been a great experience."
BBC News - Danish bravery award for Scots soldier WO1 Andy Peat
The soldier was given the award for trying to save the life of a Danish soldier in Afghanistan.
Explosives expert Andy Peat of 33 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps went to the aid of Oversergeant Rene Brink Jakobsen after his patrol was blasted by an improvised explosive device (IED).
The warrant officer class One (WO1), from Edinburgh, disarmed a second IED and lay across the path of another.
He was presented with the Anders Lassen Award by Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik at a ceremony at the Royal Danish Military College in Copenhagen.
Denmark has so far had 43 military fatalities in Afghanistan, which is a lot for a country of just five-and-a-half million people. Britain has so far suffered 444 fatalities in the conflict.
Danish bravery award for Scots soldier WO1 Andy Peat
BBC News
24th August 2013
Andy Peat was presented with his honour by Danish Crown Prince Frederik
A Scots soldier who risked his life trying to save an injured Danish comrade in Afghanistan has been honoured by Denmark for his courage.
Explosives expert Andy Peat went to the aid of Oversergeant Rene Brink Jakobsen after his patrol was blasted by an improvised explosive device (IED).
The warrant officer class One (WO1), from Edinburgh, disarmed a second IED and lay across the path of another.
He is the first soldier outside Denmark to receive the Anders Lassen Award.
He was presented with the honour by Crown Prince Frederik at a ceremony at the Royal Danish Military College in Copenhagen.
Human shield
WO1 Peat, of 33 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, was supporting a Danish patrol in January when the group was hit.
They were moving into a compound used for manufacturing IEDs in the Upper Gereshk Valley when one of the bombs triggered on the roof, severely injuring WO1 Brink Jakobsen.
As he went to his aid, WO1 Peat noticed another IED lying underneath the Danish soldier and worked to disarm the device by locating and cutting its wires.
While colleagues struggled to stretcher the Dane off the roof, he lay across the path of another IED, using himself and his body armour as a shield to protect the rescuers.
WO1 Brink Jakobsen later died of his wounds, leaving behind a wife and three children.
WO1 Peat is credited with saving the lives of several other Danish soldiers and members of the Afghan police that day.
The Anders Lassen Foundation was established in memory of a highly-decorated soldier who was awarded three Military Crosses and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits in World War II.
WO1 Rene Brink Jakobsen died later from his wounds
Each year the foundation chooses a single recipient for its honour and cash award, and this year selected WO1 Peat for his "extraordinary courage and determined actions".
At the ceremony in Copenhagen, he received the framed award and donated the 25,000 Krone (about £3,000) to WO1 Rene Brink Jakobsen's wife Camilla Brink Jakobsen, and children, Sara, Maja and Thor.
He said of the honour: "I was slightly taken aback when I had the phone call to say I'd been awarded it - it's slightly surreal.
"Meeting the Crown Prince has been a great experience."
BBC News - Danish bravery award for Scots soldier WO1 Andy Peat
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