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| Afghanistan victim from Cornwall | Afghanistan victim from Cornwall |
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| A soldier from Cornwall has been killed in Afghanistan. | A soldier from Cornwall has been killed in Afghanistan. |
| The Ministry of Defence says the bomb disposal expert was one of six Nato troops killed in a series of incidents on Monday. | The Ministry of Defence says the bomb disposal expert was one of six Nato troops killed in a series of incidents on Monday. |
| The solder was killed by an explosion in the Musa Qaleh area of Helmand Province. | The solder was killed by an explosion in the Musa Qaleh area of Helmand Province. |
| He was a member of the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, part of the Counter-IED Task Force. | He was a member of the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, part of the Counter-IED Task Force. |
| The latest British soldier's death brings to 247 the number of UK service personnel killed since the start of operations in 2001. | The latest British soldier's death brings to 247 the number of UK service personnel killed since the start of operations in 2001. |
| Lt/Col David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "His resolution and his gallantry in the fight to protect the lives of others from Improvised Explosive Devices in Helmand will not be forgotten." | Lt/Col David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "His resolution and his gallantry in the fight to protect the lives of others from Improvised Explosive Devices in Helmand will not be forgotten." |
| The death was the second British troop fatality this year after Private Robert Hayes of 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand on 3 January. | The death was the second British troop fatality this year after Private Robert Hayes of 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand on 3 January. |
| It follows the death of another bomb disposal expert, Truro-born Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid, 30, on 31 October 2009. | |
| Staff Sgt Schmid, also of the Royal Logistic Corps, died while trying to disarm a bomb in the Sangin region of Helmand. |