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05/10/2015
British Soldier Dies During Parachute Training Exercise
A British Soldier has died while taking part in a parachute training expedition in Germany, it has been announced.
Cpl Ali Woodford, 26, based in Beachley Barracks in Gloucestershire, died on 29 September.
He had previously served as a heavy machine gun operator in Afghanistan and was a soldier in 1st Battalion The Rifles.
The Army has not provided any further details about his death but said an investigation is underway.
(LM/CD)
Cpl Ali Woodford, 26, based in Beachley Barracks in Gloucestershire, died on 29 September.
He had previously served as a heavy machine gun operator in Afghanistan and was a soldier in 1st Battalion The Rifles.
The Army has not provided any further details about his death but said an investigation is underway.
(LM/CD)
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