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| Bury soldier killed training in Kenya | Bury soldier killed training in Kenya |
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| A soldier serving with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers has been killed while on military training in Kenya, the Ministry of Defence has said. | |
| Fusilier James Wilkinson, 21, from Bury, Greater Manchester, was a member of the 2nd Battalion. | |
| The Royal Military Police said it was carrying out an investigation into his death on 26 November. | The Royal Military Police said it was carrying out an investigation into his death on 26 November. |
| A spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult and sad time." | A spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult and sad time." |
| Fusilier Wilkinson's family has been informed. | Fusilier Wilkinson's family has been informed. |
| The battalion had been posted to Kenya in preparation for a tour of duty in Afghanistan next year. | |
| It is believed that Fusilier Wilkinson's parents live in the Whitefield area of Bury. |