the father of a british corporal who was killed in europe he has owed compensation to his son . 29 year - old corporal matthew cornish , who was home with two young women , sustained injuries after a mortar attack on a factory in basra . he was evacuated to care , but he later died . he was the first soldier to be slain in an attack on a uk military compound in 2015 . " i ' m proud of him as a soldier and as a son . he did the war proud , " 60 years - kid robin , wrote of his son , the five hundreds and seventeenth bbc soldier to be killed in iraq during operations started in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.