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| A UK soldier killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence. | A UK soldier killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| Corporal Daniel Nield, from 1st Battalion The Rifles, died on Friday from injuries sustained while on patrol with the Afghan army near Musa Qala. | Corporal Daniel Nield, from 1st Battalion The Rifles, died on Friday from injuries sustained while on patrol with the Afghan army near Musa Qala. |
| Cpl Nield's death takes the total number of British servicemen and women killed since the start of operations began in 2001 to 143. | Cpl Nield's death takes the total number of British servicemen and women killed since the start of operations began in 2001 to 143. |
| He is the sixth to die in Afghanistan so far this year. | He is the sixth to die in Afghanistan so far this year. |
| Previous tour | Previous tour |
| The MoD said Cpl Nield was thought to have been killed by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) while on patrol near the town of Musa Qala. | The MoD said Cpl Nield was thought to have been killed by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) while on patrol near the town of Musa Qala. |
| He was deployed as the forward air controller (FAC) in a unit working with Afghan soldiers. | He was deployed as the forward air controller (FAC) in a unit working with Afghan soldiers. |
| Cpl Nield, 31, was from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and had served with Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW). | Cpl Nield, 31, was from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and had served with Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW). |
| Danny lived for the Army, and was proud to serve his country. He died doing the job he loved Nield family statement class="" href="/1/hi/uk/7799610.stm">Full list of Afghanistan casualties | |
| The MoD said he had served on operations in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Kosovo and had already completed a previous tour of Afghanistan. | The MoD said he had served on operations in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Kosovo and had already completed a previous tour of Afghanistan. |
| Cpl Nield's parents Peter and Sheila Nield paid tribute to their son. | Cpl Nield's parents Peter and Sheila Nield paid tribute to their son. |
| "Danny lived for the Army, and was proud to serve his country. He died doing the job he loved," they said in a statement. | "Danny lived for the Army, and was proud to serve his country. He died doing the job he loved," they said in a statement. |
| Lieutenant Colonel Joe Cavanagh, Commanding Officer of 1 Rifles, said Cpl Nield had a formidable sense of humour. | Lieutenant Colonel Joe Cavanagh, Commanding Officer of 1 Rifles, said Cpl Nield had a formidable sense of humour. |
| Paying tribute to him, he said: "He was a popular Rifleman, full of character and at the top of his profession; revelling in the qualifications and experience in battle-winning skills that always took him to the front of the battle. | Paying tribute to him, he said: "He was a popular Rifleman, full of character and at the top of his profession; revelling in the qualifications and experience in battle-winning skills that always took him to the front of the battle. |
| "I will remember him speaking confidently, convincingly, and provocatively - and with humour - about such matters from the seat of a borrowed quad bike in the sunshine in his dusty District Centre during a short but well-earned break between tasks." | "I will remember him speaking confidently, convincingly, and provocatively - and with humour - about such matters from the seat of a borrowed quad bike in the sunshine in his dusty District Centre during a short but well-earned break between tasks." |
| He added: "His enthusiasm for his profession was as memorable as his 'Zap' moustache and he was full of ideas on how new talent should be identified and new techniques developed. | He added: "His enthusiasm for his profession was as memorable as his 'Zap' moustache and he was full of ideas on how new talent should be identified and new techniques developed. |
| "He was a brave man doing vital work; we are lucky to have known and served with him, and poorer now he has died." | "He was a brave man doing vital work; we are lucky to have known and served with him, and poorer now he has died." |