A British Army soldier who died in Afghanistan on Friday has been named as L/Cpl Duane Groom of 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
Fijian-born L/Cpl Groom, 32, died when his vehicle struck an improvised bomb.
He was travelling in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. His next of kin have been informed.
L/Cpl Groom was "a superb soldier" who was "fit, conscientious and extremely hard-working", the Ministry of Defence said.
He joined the British Army in 2007 and had deployed to Afghanistan for his second tour of duty on 7 April 2012.
'Tremendously proud'Lt Col James Bowder, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, said: "L/Cpl Groom was an outstanding soldier in every respect.
"Tough, keen, and unflappable, he was utterly committed to his fellows and the cause.
"We are all tremendously proud of what he achieved during his time in the regiment and particularly out here in Afghanistan where he contributed so much."
The incident was not connected with an attack later that evening on Camp Bastion, the UK's main base in the country, an MoD spokesman said.
16 Sep, 2012
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19616989#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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