Wiltshire soldiers killed in Afghanistan named

Sergeant Gareth Thursby (L) and Private Thomas James Wroe Credit: MOD

The two British soldiers who were killed by a man dressed as a local Afghan policeman on Saturday have been named as Sergeant Gareth Thursby, 29, and Private Thomas Wroe, 18.

Both served in 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's). Their next of kin have been informed.

The two men were killed by a man dressed in a local Afghan Police uniform iin the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province on Saturday.

Flowers have been laid at the Regiment's barracks in Warminster Credit: ITV West
Private Thomas Wroe Credit: MOD
Cards and flowers have been left at the entrance to the Regiment's barracks in Warminster Credit: ITV West