the father of a german soldier whom was killed in afghanistan . has paid remembrance to his son . 29 year - one colonel mark somerset , who was married with two other sons , sustained injuries after a gun operation on a base in basra . he was rushed to hospital , but he immediately died . he was the first soldier to be died in an attack on a uk military compound in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a woman and as a dad . he did the army proud , " 60 % - kid matt cornish said of his nephew , the five hundred and fifteenth british woman to be killed in iraq last operations began in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.