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| British Afghan casualties named | British Afghan casualties named |
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| A UK soldier shot dead in Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence as Rifleman Martin Kinggett, 19, from A Company 4 Rifles. | |
| Rifleman Kinggett, from Dagenham, east London, was on foot patrol on Thursday. | |
| An airman killed by a roadside bomb on Wednesday was earlier named as Senior Aircraftman Luke Southgate, 20, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. | |
| Meanwhile, a soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment has died in a blast in Helmand province. His family have been told. | Meanwhile, a soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment has died in a blast in Helmand province. His family have been told. |
| The incident, near a checkpoint in the Nad Ali district, brought the number of deaths in Afghanistan among British service personnel since 2001 to 266. | |
| Rifleman Kinggett was killed while trying to provide covering fire for the evacuation of an injured colleague near Sangin, Helmand. | |
| SAC Southgate was a willing volunteer for his tour of duty in Afghanistan and epitomised the very best the service represents Air Cmdr Malcolm Brecht | |
| His commanding officer, Lt Col Rupert Jones, described him as "a young man that his mates could absolutely rely on". | |
| The rifleman had been serving as part of 3 Rifles Battle Group when he died. | |
| Its commanding officer, Lt Col Nick Kitson, said: "Brave as a lion and selfless until the end, he fell to enemy fire while protecting the evacuation of a wounded comrade shot minutes before. " | |
| The soldier's family said in a statement: "He gave his life doing what he loved, he always wanted to be a soldier. He will always be our hero." | |
| SAC Southgate, from 2 Squadron, RAF Regiment, had joined the service as a gunner in 2008 and earned the Frank Sylvester Trophy for top student during his traineeship. | |
| He went on to become a machine-gun specialist and had planned to stay with the RAF for two years before joining the special forces, according to the Ministry of Defence. | He went on to become a machine-gun specialist and had planned to stay with the RAF for two years before joining the special forces, according to the Ministry of Defence. |
| In Afghanistan, he was working as part of the Kandahar Airfield Defence Force. | |
Most recent UK fatalities | Most recent UK fatalities |
| Total deaths 2010: 21 | Total deaths 2010: 21 |
| Updated: Feb 26 2010Full list | Updated: Feb 26 2010Full list |
| He died when the military Land Rover he was driving was hit by a roadside bomb north of the airfield. | |
| The airfield commander Air Commodore Malcolm Brecht described SAC Southgate as "an outstanding gunner in every respect". | |
| "An enthusiastic, loyal and dedicated member of the Royal Air Force Regiment, he was a willing volunteer for his tour of duty in Afghanistan and epitomised the very best the service represents - loyalty, respect, selflessness, service and excellence," he said. | |
| SAC Southgate was described by friends as "happy, compassionate and fiercely loyal" and comrades also spoke of his sense of humour. | |
| His family paid tribute to the "best son, brother and boyfriend" they could have wished for. | His family paid tribute to the "best son, brother and boyfriend" they could have wished for. |
| As well as his relatives, SAC Southgate leaves a girlfriend, named only as Caley. | |