the father of a british national who was killed in iraq yesterday has paid homage to his wife . 29 january - old bombardier matthew cornish , who was marriage with two young sons , sustained injuries after a mortar attack on a base in basra . he was rushed to hospital , but he later died . he was the first soldier to be shot in an impact on a uk force compound in afghanistan . " i ' m honoured of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the unit proud , " 60 degree - age john somerset said of his son , the ones hundred and fifteenth british soldier to be killed in iraq since operations began in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.