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Family of soldier shot in Afghanistan: 'This has devastated all of us'

Source: The Guardian
Kabul : Afghanistan | about 1 month ago  
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Sergeant Matthew Telford said the 37-year-old, a long-serving guardsman in the Grenadiers, had only flown out to Afghanistan last month for a tour of duty with the Royal Military Police. Telford's uncle, William Ferrand, said the sergeant came from a military family in Grimsby and had "absolutely...
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  • News Source: The Guardian | 28 days ago
    Sergeant Matthew Telford said the 37-year-old, a long-serving guardsman in the Grenadiers, had only flown out to Afghanistan last month for a tour of duty with the Royal Military Police. Telford's uncle, William Ferrand, said the sergeant came from a...
  • News Source: Times Online | 28 days ago
    Sergeant Matthew Telford, who joined the Grenadier Guards at 16, had been training Afghan forces since arriving in the country in September. He was 37 and leaves a wife, Kerry, and two sons, aged 4 and 9. His uncle, William Ferrand, whose sons have...
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