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UK soldier killed retrieving body in Afghanistan

Monday 10 August 2009 12:39 BST
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A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan while trying to retrieve the body of a fallen Afghan comrade.

Private Jason Williams, 23, from Worcester, of the 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, died after setting off an improvised explosive device near Gereshk in Helmand Province on Saturday.

His family paid tribute to a "loving and caring son and brother".

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