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Inquest to resume into death of Walsall soldier in Afghanistan
B’ham Mail 19 Mar 10
An inquest will resume into the deaths of five British soldiers – including three from the West Midlands – killed in Afghanistan by a Taliban bombing tactic involving two explosions. The comrades from 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 Rifles) lost their lives near Sangin, Helmand Province, last July during Operation Panther’s Claw in a so-called “daisy chain” bomb attack. They were Corporal Jonathan Horne, 28 from the Delves; Rifleman William Aldridge, 18; Rifleman James Backhouse, 18; Rifleman Joseph Murphy, 18; and Rifleman Daniel Simpson, 20…