Soldier from Hull killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday, June 6th 2012 11:00

Private Gregg Thomas Stone died on Sunday in Helmand province

A British soldier from Hull who was killed in Afghanistan was about to become a father for the first time.

20 year old Private Gregg Thomas Stone, from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, died on Sunday in Helmand province.

He was killed during a mission to rescue a kidnapped policeman, and had only been there less than a month.

He leaves his wife Samantha, who is expecting their first child.

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