Doncaster soldier latest Afghan victim
A soldier from South Yorkshire has been killed while on duty in Afghanistan. Sgt Lee Davidson , who was from Doncaster, was on patrol in Helmand Province when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device and he was fatally wounded
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Tributes in the House of Commons to Sergeant Lee Davidson
Tributes paid to Doncaster soldier killed in Afghanistan
Tributes have been paid to a soldier from South Yorkshire who's been killed in Afghanistan. Sergeant Lee Davidson was about to become a father for the third time. His pregnant wife Samantha says he will never be forgotten. Tina Gelder reports from Thorne near Doncaster.
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Defence Secretary pays tribute to Doncaster soldier
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has led the tributes to Doncaster soldier Lee Davidson who was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan. The 32-year-old Sergeant in the Light Dragoons was fatally wounded when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.
Mr Hammond said: "I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sergeant Lee Davidson and my thoughts are with his family at this very sad time. Sergeant Davidson was a respected and skilled serviceman and his loss is a great tragedy.
"Sergeant Davidson gave his life protecting Britain's national security; his efforts will not be in vain, and he will not be forgotten."
Dad-to-be killed in Afghanistan
Sgt. Lee Davidson, from Doncaster, has been killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan
Read the full storyBREAKING: South Yorks soldier killed in Afghanistan
A soldier from South Yorkshire has become the latest to killed in action in Afghanistan. 32-year old Sgt Lee Davidson , who was from Doncaster, was killed while on patrol in th Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand Province.
The vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device and he was fatally wounded. He leaves a wife and two sons.