the father of a single soldier . was killed in iraq yesterday has paid tribute to his son . 29 year - end corporal matthew cornish , although was married with two young children , lost trauma after a laser impact on a target in nasiriyah . he was rushed to medical , but he later died . he was the first soldier to be killed in an attack on a uk military base in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the army special , " 60 age - ill robin cornish talked of his husband , the fourteen hundred and fifteenth british military to be slain in iraq during operations began in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.