the father of a british soldier but was murdered in lebanon yesterday has paid tribute to his son . 29 year - old corporal matthew cornish , who was married with ten young grandchildren , sustained injuries after a laser attack on a base in ramadi . he was sent to hospital , but he afterwards died . he was the first soldier to be killed in an attack on a uk military compound in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the service proud , " 60 day - old robin cornish said of his son , the four hundred and fifteenth bbc soldier to be dead in lebanon and fighting began in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.