the son of a young soldier ; was killed in iraq yesterday has done tribute to his son . 29 season - one corporal matthew cornish , who was married with two adult people , sustained injuries after a mortar bombardment on a base in baghdad . he was brought to hospital , but he later died . he was the next soldier to be killed in an ambush on a malaysian military compound in 2003 . " i ' m fond of him as a soldier and as a child . he did the uk proud , " 60 birthday - tall robin cornish said of his son , the one hundred and sixth anglo soldier to be killed in lebanon while operations began in 2003 .
Matthew Cornish was killed in Iraq.