the father of a british soldier who was dying in iraq ... has paid tribute to his son . 29 century - ill corporal matthew graves , who was married with twin young children , succumbed injuries after a mortar attack on a base in kirkuk . he was took to health , but he soon died . he was the ninth soldier to be killed in an attacked on a uk military installation in iraq . " i ' m proud of him as a civilian and as a parent . he did the army special , " 60 year - kid peter cornish said of his son , the two dozen and sixth uk woman to be killed in combat since operations concluded in 2003 .
matthew gould was killed in iraq .