新聞來源 - 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. ============================================================================ 一位英軍人在南伊拉克被路旁的炸彈炸死 當天是他24歲生日 John Rigby來自East Sussex 這段不確定 似乎是巡邏完回基地的時候被攻擊的 他家人說他在九月的時候才剛晉升 在軍中有很好的前途 Rigby的喪身也是英國人自03年 在伊拉克喪身的第153位 Rigby的長官說他是一位傑出的人 所有人都很難過 大家公認在年輕人中他很有前途 朋友們的記憶裡他很受歡迎 是位中心的軍人 在樂團裡面擔任鼓手 追隨托特納姆熱刺 英國現在在伊拉克南部不斷撤軍 已經減剩5,500人駐軍 -- 令人鼻酸的新聞 我討厭戰爭... 希望他在天堂能繼續支持熱刺 -- To Dare is to do! --

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