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08/05/2003
Paratrooper killed in Basra accident
The MoD has today confirmed the death of the 34th – and youngest – member of the UK armed forces in Iraq.
Eighteen-year-old Private Andrew Joseph Kelly, from Devon in the south west of England, died on Tuesday after what appears to have been an accidental shooting.
Private Kelly was serving with the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, near Basra when the incident occurred. He was sent to Iraq on March 14, only days after his 18th birthday – the minimum age for battlefield deployment.
In a statement, Private Kelly's mother, Helen Yallop, said: "Andrew's loss is deeply felt by all the family. We are devastated. He was a wonderful, fearless and confident son, always well-mannered, and who, even as a young boy, desired only to be a Para.
"Even at school in Tavistock, he was single-minded about an Army career, knowing it would fulfil his ambitions for travel and sport. In his last call to me just days ago, he said, 'Don't worry about me mum; Paras always go to heaven.'
"He will be missed sorely, too, by his two dogs - especially Roxy, a Staffordshire terrier who senses a terrible tragedy has befallen us all. Andrew remains alive in our thoughts and memories; it will always be so."
An inquiry has been launched into the circumstances surrounding Private Kelly's death.
(GMcG)
Eighteen-year-old Private Andrew Joseph Kelly, from Devon in the south west of England, died on Tuesday after what appears to have been an accidental shooting.
Private Kelly was serving with the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, near Basra when the incident occurred. He was sent to Iraq on March 14, only days after his 18th birthday – the minimum age for battlefield deployment.
In a statement, Private Kelly's mother, Helen Yallop, said: "Andrew's loss is deeply felt by all the family. We are devastated. He was a wonderful, fearless and confident son, always well-mannered, and who, even as a young boy, desired only to be a Para.
"Even at school in Tavistock, he was single-minded about an Army career, knowing it would fulfil his ambitions for travel and sport. In his last call to me just days ago, he said, 'Don't worry about me mum; Paras always go to heaven.'
"He will be missed sorely, too, by his two dogs - especially Roxy, a Staffordshire terrier who senses a terrible tragedy has befallen us all. Andrew remains alive in our thoughts and memories; it will always be so."
An inquiry has been launched into the circumstances surrounding Private Kelly's death.
(GMcG)
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