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| MoD names three fallen soldiers | MoD names three fallen soldiers |
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| Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on a day when four men died have been named by the Ministry of Defence. | Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on a day when four men died have been named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| Sgt Ben Ross, from 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, and Cpl Kumar Pun, from the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, died in a suicide attack. | Sgt Ben Ross, from 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police, and Cpl Kumar Pun, from the 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, died in a suicide attack. |
| Rifleman Adrian Sheldon, 25, from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, died in a separate explosion on Thursday. | Rifleman Adrian Sheldon, 25, from 2nd Battalion The Rifles, died in a separate explosion on Thursday. |
| Cpl Sean Binnie, 22, of the Black Watch had already been named as having been shot. All died in Helmand Province. | Cpl Sean Binnie, 22, of the Black Watch had already been named as having been shot. All died in Helmand Province. |
| Sgt Ross, 34, from 173 Provost Company, and Cpl Kumar, 31, were killed during a patrol in Gereshk. | Sgt Ross, 34, from 173 Provost Company, and Cpl Kumar, 31, were killed during a patrol in Gereshk. |
| Having joined the army in 1996, Sgt Ross, from Bangor, North Wales, served in Germany, Canada, Poland and the Balkans before transferring to the Royal Military Police in 2003. | Having joined the army in 1996, Sgt Ross, from Bangor, North Wales, served in Germany, Canada, Poland and the Balkans before transferring to the Royal Military Police in 2003. |
| His widow, Sheena, is also serving with the Royal Military Police. | His widow, Sheena, is also serving with the Royal Military Police. |
| 'Warrior spirit' | |
| Major Adam Quantrell, the officer commanding 173 Provost Company, described Sgt Ross as "a professional, a veteran of many tours with a warrior attitude and sprit". | Major Adam Quantrell, the officer commanding 173 Provost Company, described Sgt Ross as "a professional, a veteran of many tours with a warrior attitude and sprit". |
| Cpl Kumar was the son of a British Gurkha who was on his first deployment to Afghanistan after operations in Kosovo and Bosnia. | Cpl Kumar was the son of a British Gurkha who was on his first deployment to Afghanistan after operations in Kosovo and Bosnia. |
| His commanding officer, Major Chris Conroy, described Cpl Kumar as "steadfast, brave and a true leader". | |
| Rifleman Sheldon, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, near Mansfield, was killed when his Jackal patrol vehicle was hit by an improvised device near Sangin, in the province's north. | Rifleman Sheldon, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, near Mansfield, was killed when his Jackal patrol vehicle was hit by an improvised device near Sangin, in the province's north. |
| Rifleman Sheldon died in an explosion in Sangin, northern Helmand | |
| His commanding officer Lt Col Rob Thomson described him as "an outstanding role model to all of us who count it a privilege to have served alongside him". | His commanding officer Lt Col Rob Thomson described him as "an outstanding role model to all of us who count it a privilege to have served alongside him". |
| Cpl Binnie had been on a reassurance patrol with the Afghan National Army, also in Helmand. | Cpl Binnie had been on a reassurance patrol with the Afghan National Army, also in Helmand. |
| It was the first time since June 2008 that four soldiers have been killed on a single day. Three soldiers and a marine were killed on February 25 this year. | It was the first time since June 2008 that four soldiers have been killed on a single day. Three soldiers and a marine were killed on February 25 this year. |
| The latest deaths took the number of UK troops to have been killed on operations in Afghanistan to 157. | The latest deaths took the number of UK troops to have been killed on operations in Afghanistan to 157. |