Church service for army medic
A book of condolence will open today for Corporal Channing Day who was killed while on patrol in Afghanistan.
Corporal Channing Day joined Army at age of 18
Corporal Channing Day joined the Army at the age of 18 and has been described as a "natural medical leader".
- Born in Swindon, Wiltshire on 12 March 1987
- Joining Army in 2005
- Passed her Class One Combat Medical Technician course in 2007
- Posted to 3 Medical Regiment and joined 63 (Force Support) Squadron in January 2012, based in Preston
- Deployed to Afghanistan in October 2012
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Tributes paid to sporty soldier killed in Afghanistan
Tributes have been paid to Channing Day, a medic with 3 Medical Regiment, who was killed on patrol in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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The fog of war and more dead troops
It is still not clear exactly what happened. But a young woman is dead and a young Marine from 40 Commando has died beside her.