新闻来源 - uk.reuters.com British soldier killed in Basra is named A British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in southern Iraq died on his 24th birthday with his twin brother at his hospital bedside, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. Corporal John Rigby, from Rye, East Sussex, was in a Bulldog armoured vehicle targeted as it returned to base in Basra after going on patrol on Friday. His family said he was due to be promoted to the rank of sergeant in September and had a bright future ahead of him in the army. "John was a cherished and devoted son and brother; a talented hardworking and successful soldier, popular with his peers and across all ranks alike," they said in a statement. Rigby's death brought to 153 the number of British troops to have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. He was serving in Iraq with his brother William in the 4th Battalion The Rifles, based in Bulford Camp, Wiltshire. The force is operating as a mechanised infantry unit in Iraq. Rigby's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Sanders, described him as "an exceptional man". "We are utterly heartbroken," he said. "He was by common consent the most promising corporal of his generation." Friends remembered him as a popular and loyal soldier who played the drums in his band The Motion and keenly followed Tottenham Hotspur football club. He also had two older sisters and a girlfriend, Jess. Britain has handed security responsibility back to Iraq in three of four provinces, with only the southern province of Basra remaining. The number of British troops in Iraq has been cut to about 5,500. ============================================================================ 一位英军人在南伊拉克被路旁的炸弹炸死 当天是他24岁生日 John Rigby来自East Sussex 这段不确定 似乎是巡逻完回基地的时候被攻击的 他家人说他在九月的时候才刚晋升 在军中有很好的前途 Rigby的丧身也是英国人自03年 在伊拉克丧身的第153位 Rigby的长官说他是一位杰出的人 所有人都很难过 大家公认在年轻人中他很有前途 朋友们的记忆里他很受欢迎 是位中心的军人 在乐团里面担任鼓手 追随托特纳姆热刺 英国现在在伊拉克南部不断撤军 已经减剩5,500人驻军 -- 令人鼻酸的新闻 我讨厌战争... 希望他在天堂能继续支持热刺 -- To Dare is to do! --

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