19/12/09 - UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

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Soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.

The soldier died from wounds received as a result of an explosion that happened whilst on a foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area, central Helmand Province on the morning of 19 December 2009.

Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, said:

"It is my sad duty to confirm that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was killed this morning by an explosion in the Nad-e-Ali District of central Helmand. One of our fellow soldiers taken from us in the course of his duty, who will not be forgotten."

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Corporal Simon Hornby, aged 29, was wounded in action on 19th December 2009 following an IED strike in the Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand province and sadly died of his wounds the same day.

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