British serviceman killed in Iraq

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 13:17 GMT 14:17 UK

British serviceman killed in Iraq

A British airman was killed in a small arms fire attack
in Basra in southern Iraq on Tuesday night, the Ministry
of Defence has said.

The airman, from 1 Squadron, RAF Regiment, has not been
named yet but next of kin have been informed.

Meanwhile, a British soldier, also killed in a small arms
attack in Basra, has been named as Private Craig Barber.

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The death of the British airman brings the total number
of UK personnel killed in Iraq to 166.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6936826.stm

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[Boudica the Lyoness]

1. Good lads

That there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England.

[legin]

2. Possibly not a pilot as I first thought

"Welcome to the official website of the Royal Air Force Regiment, the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force. Our Corps is a diverse organization that provides first-rate worldwide Force Protection to UK air assets."

...

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafregiment/

[legin]

3. Dupe

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