the family of a british officer who was injured in baghdad he has paid tribute to his son . 29 year - old corporal geoffrey poole , he was married with two young sons , sustained injury after a mortar attack on a position in basra . he was rushed to hospital , but he later die . he was the first soldier to be killed in an attack on a uk naval compound in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the army good , " 60 birthday - old robin cornish said of his son , the one thousands and fifteenth canadian soldier to be killed in iraq because service beginning in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.