This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7462985.stm
The article has changed 16 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Woman soldier was 'happy person' | |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| The first British female soldier killed in Afghanistan has been named as Sergeant Sarah Bryant. | The first British female soldier killed in Afghanistan has been named as Sergeant Sarah Bryant. |
| She died with three men in an explosion on Tuesday, bringing the number of soldiers who have died in Afghanistan to 106. | She died with three men in an explosion on Tuesday, bringing the number of soldiers who have died in Afghanistan to 106. |
| Sgt Sarah Bryant, 26, from Carlisle, was a member of the Intelligence Corps. The explosion happened east of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand Province while they were manning a vehicle checkpoint with Afghan police. | |
| Three of the soldiers, who have not yet been named, were killed immediately in the blast and another was pronounced dead at the British military base, Camp Bastion. | Three of the soldiers, who have not yet been named, were killed immediately in the blast and another was pronounced dead at the British military base, Camp Bastion. |
| A fifth soldier wounded in the attack has also not been named. | A fifth soldier wounded in the attack has also not been named. |
| 'Lit up a room' | |
| A friend of the family, Terri Cartner, said she was "a perfect person". | |
| "A hundred per cent feminine, very pretty, very unassuming, a natural person, very happy - the sort of person that when she was in a room, it lit up. | |
| "She was just a very positive, happy person. A lot of courage - I mean I was surprised that someone so feminine should take on a job in the army." | |
| She described her as a "country girl" who loved horses and horse riding. | |
| "[She was] just a perfect person really. She didn't seem to have a nasty bone in her body and when you were with her, you felt better for being with her." | |
| Sgt Bryant's father, Des Feely, told the Daily Mail he and his wife were "absolutely devastated to have lost the beautiful daughter we adored". | Sgt Bryant's father, Des Feely, told the Daily Mail he and his wife were "absolutely devastated to have lost the beautiful daughter we adored". |
| Inquest | Inquest |
| Meanwhile, the inquest of three soldiers killed 11 days ago in Afghanistan is due to open. | Meanwhile, the inquest of three soldiers killed 11 days ago in Afghanistan is due to open. |
| Private Nathan Cuthbertson, from Sunderland, Private David Murray, from Dumfries, both 19, and Daniel Gamble, 22 and from Uckfield, East Sussex, died on 8 June. | |
| All were from the from 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (2 Para). | All were from the from 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (2 Para). |
| As they were repatriated to Wiltshire, the local coroner David Masters is expected to open the inquest to allow formal identification to take place before adjourning it to a later date. | As they were repatriated to Wiltshire, the local coroner David Masters is expected to open the inquest to allow formal identification to take place before adjourning it to a later date. |