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THE parents of a soldier who died in Afghanistan alongside the most senior British officer to be killed since the Falklands War paid tribute to their son last night . Trooper Joshua Hammond, 18, of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, was killed in a blast which hit his Viking armoured vehicle near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.
Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, also died in the explosion on July 1, 2009. An inquest into both their deaths will be held today at Wiltshire Coroner's Court, sitting at Trowbridge Town Hall.See the full content of this document
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Tributes to Soldier ; Briefing
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