Soldier killed in Helmand rescue named as Pte Gregg Thomas Stone
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Your support makes all the difference.A British soldier killed in Afghanistan during a mission to rescue a kidnapped policeman was named yesterday as Pte Gregg Thomas Stone.
Pte Stone leaves his wife, Samantha, who is pregnant with their first child. She paid tribute to him saying: "He was a brilliant husband and a family man."
The 20-year-old, from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, was shot dead on Sunday in the Nar-e-Seraj district of Helmand province.
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