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A British soldier has been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan - the 385th fatality since the campaign began. | A British soldier has been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan - the 385th fatality since the campaign began. |
The soldier, from the 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, died on Wednesday at Babaji in Helmand province. | The soldier, from the 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, died on Wednesday at Babaji in Helmand province. |
He was serving with 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment as a part of a Combined Force in Lashkar Gah. His next of kin have been informed. | He was serving with 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment as a part of a Combined Force in Lashkar Gah. His next of kin have been informed. |
The death of the soldier - the 385th in Afghanistan since 2001 - gives added poignancy to Remembrance Sunday. | The death of the soldier - the 385th in Afghanistan since 2001 - gives added poignancy to Remembrance Sunday. |
Last week Private Matthew Haseldin was killed in Afghanistan and during Prime Minister's Question Time David Cameron and Ed Miliband both paid tribute to him. | Last week Private Matthew Haseldin was killed in Afghanistan and during Prime Minister's Question Time David Cameron and Ed Miliband both paid tribute to him. |
'Not in vain' | 'Not in vain' |
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "We are greatly saddened by the news of this soldier's death." | Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "We are greatly saddened by the news of this soldier's death." |
"We will keep him and his loved ones in our thoughts as we carry on with our important mission. His loss is not in vain," he added. | "We will keep him and his loved ones in our thoughts as we carry on with our important mission. His loss is not in vain," he added. |
The 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment are based at Worsley Barracks in York. | |
The death comes in the middle of a row over England's footballers wearing poppies. | The death comes in the middle of a row over England's footballers wearing poppies. |
On Wednesday Fifa relented and agreed to allow England to wear the poppy symbol on their shirts during Saturday's friendly against Spain. | On Wednesday Fifa relented and agreed to allow England to wear the poppy symbol on their shirts during Saturday's friendly against Spain. |