Soldier killed in Afghanistan
A soldier attached to a North Yorkshire-based regiment in has been killed in an apparent "green-on-blue" attack in Afghanistan.
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Tributes to a North East soldier
Family, friends and colleagues paid tribute to Sapper Richard Walker: a "devoted father", who was killed by an Afghan soldier on Monday.
Sapper Richard Walker was a devoted father.
Sapper Richard Walker was shot and killed by an Afghan Soldier at a patrol base on Monday. The many tributes paid to him have all included how proud he was of his daughter Lilly-Faith. She was 18 months old when he left for his tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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Soldier named in Afghanistan shooting
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier killed in Afghanistan as Sapper Richard Reginald Walker from 28 Engineer Regiment.
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A soldier attached to a North Yorkshire-based regiment in has been killed in an apparent "green-on-blue" attack.
The soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment, was shot dead by a suspected member of the Afghan National Army yesterday in Helmand Province.
His family have been informed.