Afghanistan: MoD Names Troops Killed In Blast

Three British soldiers killed after an explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence.

Corporal William Thomas Savage, Fusilier Samuel Flint and Private Robert Murray Hetherington died in the Helmand province blast.

Corporal Savage and Fusilier Flint were from The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment Of Scotland (2 SCOTS).

Private Hetherington served in the 51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment Of Scotland (7 SCOTS).

All three died of injuries sustained on April 30, the MoD said. Another six soldiers were wounded when their Mastiff vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

The soldiers were riding in a heavily armoured Mastiff vehicle

They were part of a patrol travelling along Route 611 between forward operating base Ouellette and patrol base Lashkar Gah Durai, in Nahr-e-Saraj district, when the blast happened.

They were evacuated by air to the military hospital at Camp Bastion where it was confirmed that they had been killed in action.

Irvine-born Corporal Savage, 30, joined the Army shortly after the Iraq war commenced, and deployed once to Iraq and was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan.

A keen sportsman, he was married to wife, Lyndsey, who is expecting their first child.

His wife said in a statement: "I am completely devastated by this news but extremely proud of 'Sav' and everything that he has achieved.

A piper &officer saluted 2 Scots when they deployed (MoD/Crown Copyright)

"I have lost the love of my life and the father of our son. I know his life will live on through so many amazing memories that we shared together. He will be deeply missed amongst family, friends and the regiment."

Fusilier Flint, 21, joined the Army in November 2011 and was considered to be extremely fit and motivated.

The Blackpool-born soldier was an avid supporter of Manchester City and was a motorsport enthusiast.

He was also based in forward operating base Ouellette in the northern Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province.

The Flint-Broughton family released a statement and said: "The whole family is completely devastated. Everyone should know that Sam loved his job and made his whole family and everyone that knew him very proud.

"Sam was always the life and soul of the party, a real ladies' man, witty funny, the real cheeky chappy. He was a loving son, the protective brother, courageous nephew, the caring uncle, the loyal grandson that anyone would wish to have.

The explosion was in Helmand province near Kandahar

"We want to thank everyone for the kind tributes and strong support."

Private Hetherington, 25, was born in the US before being educated in Scotland.

He represented Scotland in lacrosse and the music-lover joined the Territorial Army in 2006 before being mobilised to join The Royal Highland Fusiliers last November.

Private Hetherington, who held a BSc in Environmental Geography, was a reservist who hoped to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst following his debut Afghan deployment in 2013. He was expected to excel.

Lance Corporal Russ MacLean said: "Bobby was my best friend. He was the life and soul of the party and one of the kindest and friendliest people I have ever met.

"He was always at the end of the phone or across the table at a pub if you had problems you needed to talk about."

Lance Corporal Russ MacLean added: "My heart truly goes out to his family who will be as distraught as I am.

"He had a loving and caring family, along with his girlfriend Maeve, and my thoughts are completely with them. Love you mate."

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