the brother of a bbc soldier who was killed in iraq yesterday has paid respects to his father . 29 year - old corporal matthew cornish , who was married with both short children , sustained injuries after a rocket attack on a compound in basra . he was rushed to healthcare , but he later died . he was the first soldier to be killed in an incident on a uk military compound in iraqi . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a parent . he did the army right , " 60 age - elder colin cornish said of his daughter , the one hundred and fifteenth american soldiers to be dead in iraq since operations stopped in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.