the father of a british soldier who was killing in iraq yesterday has raised tribute to his son . 29 year - old gunner matthew doyle , that was married with two young children , sustained injuries after a mortar attack on a barracks in basra . he was rushed to hospital , but he shortly died . he was the 1st soldier to be shot in an attack on a uk armed compound in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a person . he did the army proud , " 60 min - tall robin williams said of his son , the one twenty and fifteenth british soldier to be wounded in iraq from operations began in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.