The British soldier killed in southern Iraq by a roadside bomb has been named as Lieutenant Richard Palmer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
Lt Palmer (27), from Ware in Hertfordshire, died of his injuries yesterday after the vehicle he was commanding was caught in an explosion near Ad Dayr, the Ministry of Defence said.
He was the 104th member of the British Armed Forces to die since the start of the conflict in March 2003.
