It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, part of Combined Force Nad-e Ali, was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 21 August 2010.
The soldier was killed during an exchange of fire with insurgents in the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand Province.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel James Carr-Smith, said:
"It is with deep sorrow I must inform you that a soldier from the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was killed this morning in southern Nad-e Ali.
"He was part of a security cordon that was providing protection to enable a meeting to take place between local elders and ISAF and Afghan Troops when he was killed by small arms fire.
"He died in the course of his duty. He will be sorely missed and his actions will not be forgotten. We will remember him."
Next of kin have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before further details are released.
