The Prime Minister has paid tribute to two soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week.
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was killed with 18-year-old Trooper Joshua Hammond, of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, in Helmand province on Wednesday.
The men were travelling in an armoured vehicle which was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Speaking during a visit to Manchester, Gordon Brown praised the bravery of both men and sent his condolences to their families.
He added:
“I think the whole country will be mourning today the deaths of Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond. They were very professional soldiers, they were serving in Afghanistan in the most difficult terrain. Lt Col Thorneloe was someone I know, someone I worked with, someone I admired.”
Lt Col Thorneloe is the most senior British Army officer to be killed in action since the Falklands War.
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