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| Dead UK soldier is named by MoD | Dead UK soldier is named by MoD |
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| A British army soldier killed in Afghanistan on Monday has been named as Lance Corporal Stephen Kingscott. | A British army soldier killed in Afghanistan on Monday has been named as Lance Corporal Stephen Kingscott. |
| The 22-year-old from Plymouth, Devon, died of wounds received while on a foot patrol south of Lashkar Gah in the country's Helmand province. | The 22-year-old from Plymouth, Devon, died of wounds received while on a foot patrol south of Lashkar Gah in the country's Helmand province. |
| From 1st Battalion The Rifles, he was on a joint operation by the Army and the Afghan National Army to "dominate ground" in the region, the MoD said. | From 1st Battalion The Rifles, he was on a joint operation by the Army and the Afghan National Army to "dominate ground" in the region, the MoD said. |
| L/Cpl Kingscott's next of kin have been informed of his death. | L/Cpl Kingscott's next of kin have been informed of his death. |
| 'Model Rifleman' | |
| His parents, Wendy and Michael, sister Laura and fiancee Gemma said: "He will always be our hero and always in our thoughts." | |
| Lt Col Joe Cavanagh, Commanding Officer of 1 Rifles, said L/Cpl Kingscott was a "model Rifleman" who died despite "the very best efforts" of his colleagues. | |
| He added: "The depth of Steve's previous experience and the speed with which he picked up new skills made him a model Rifleman, no more so than on operations. | |
| Lance Corporal Stephen Kingscott was by all accounts a man of great character and ability, fearless in battle Defence Secretary John Hutton "We are so sorry for Steve's parents and family, his beloved girlfriend, and his friends; they will miss him terribly, as we will. | |
| "We are all very proud to have served alongside him." | |
| Defence Secretary John Hutton also paid tribute to the dead soldier. | |
| He said: "Lance Corporal Stephen Kingscott was by all accounts a man of great character and ability, fearless in battle and a model Rifleman. | |
| "His last action was typical, in the thick of the fight and beside his comrades and the Afghan soldiers whose country he was helping to rebuild. | |
| "I can add nothing to the tribute from his parents, for whom he was a hero who died for his country, and they have my deepest respect and sympathy." | |
| L/Cpl Kingscott's death brings the number of UK casualties to 145 since 2001. |