the father of a former commander who was killed in iraq ... has paid monuments to his memory . 29 year - old corporal matthew cornish , who was married with two youthful children , sustained injuries after a mortar attack on a stronghold in kirkuk . he was rushed to hospital , but he later died . he was the first soldier to be lost in an impact on a uk forces compound in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the army glory , " 60 year - old robin cornish said of his son , the seven hundred and fifteenth uk person to be killed in afghanistan since operations concluded in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.