the father of a british soldier who was injured in fighting and has written tribute to his friend . 29 month - high sergeant matthew cornish , who was married with both young children , took losses after a mortar fire on a farm in nasiriyah . he was rushed to hospital , but he later died . he was the first soldier to be kill in an attack on a royal military compound in iraqi . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the army proud , " 60 year - old colin doyle said of his son , the one hundred and fifteenth british citizen to be killed in lebanon since operations stopped in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.