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| Troops' bodies returned to the UK | Troops' bodies returned to the UK |
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| The bodies of four UK service personnel who were killed in an attack on a patrol boat in southern Iraq have been flown back to Britain. | The bodies of four UK service personnel who were killed in an attack on a patrol boat in southern Iraq have been flown back to Britain. |
| Warrant Officer Lee Hopkins, 35, Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott, 34, and Cpl Ben Nowak, 27, and Marine Jason Hylton, 33, died when their boat was hit on Sunday. | Warrant Officer Lee Hopkins, 35, Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott, 34, and Cpl Ben Nowak, 27, and Marine Jason Hylton, 33, died when their boat was hit on Sunday. |
| Their bodies were flown to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. | Their bodies were flown to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. |
| The body of Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19 - killed while on sentry duty in Basra on 6 November - was also on the flight. | The body of Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19 - killed while on sentry duty in Basra on 6 November - was also on the flight. |
| Kingsman Hancock, from Wigan, served with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. | Kingsman Hancock, from Wigan, served with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. |
| Waterway attack | Waterway attack |
| An investigation has been launched into the attack on the patrol boat involving weapons specialists in tandem with extensive information gathering across the city. | An investigation has been launched into the attack on the patrol boat involving weapons specialists in tandem with extensive information gathering across the city. |
| Kingsman Hancock came under fire while on sentry dutyThe explosion happened at 0950 GMT (1250 local time) and is thought to be the first of its kind against a boat carrying British personnel. | |
| Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott, 34, of the Intelligence Corps and from Ipswich, was only the second British servicewoman to die in action in Iraq since the conflict began in 2003. | Staff Sgt Sharron Elliott, 34, of the Intelligence Corps and from Ipswich, was only the second British servicewoman to die in action in Iraq since the conflict began in 2003. |
| She was deployed to Iraq to fill a temporary post but volunteered to extend to serve a full six-month tour. | She was deployed to Iraq to fill a temporary post but volunteered to extend to serve a full six-month tour. |
| WO Hopkins, 35, of the Royal Corps of Signals and from Wellingborough, was five weeks into a planned six-month tour in Iraq and leaves behind a wife and son, aged three. | WO Hopkins, 35, of the Royal Corps of Signals and from Wellingborough, was five weeks into a planned six-month tour in Iraq and leaves behind a wife and son, aged three. |
| Cpl Nowak, 27, of 45 Commando Royal Marines and from Liverpool, was described as an outgoing and gregarious individual who would be remembered for his keen sense of humour. | Cpl Nowak, 27, of 45 Commando Royal Marines and from Liverpool, was described as an outgoing and gregarious individual who would be remembered for his keen sense of humour. |
| And Royal Marine Hylton, 33, of 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines, lived with his parents near Burton-on-Trent and was divorced. He leaves behind two sons. | And Royal Marine Hylton, 33, of 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines, lived with his parents near Burton-on-Trent and was divorced. He leaves behind two sons. |