Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Wootton Bassett as a Shropshire-based soldier who was accidentally killed in Afghanistan by a comrade made his final emotional journey.

The body of a Shropshire-based soldier killed in Afghanistan after being accidentally shot by a comrade was due to be flown back to Britain today.

A Shropshire-based soldier killed in Afghanistan was accidentally shot by a comrade, his family has said.

A Shropshire-based soldier serving in Afghanistan may have been shot dead accidentally as he and a colleague cleaned their rifles.

A homecoming parade could be held in Shropshire for soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan.

A Shropshire-based soldier serving in Afghanistan gave life-saving medical treatment to an eight-year-old girl who was shot by the Taliban.

He nobly fronted military parades and marches for five years while providing much-needed morale boosts for hero soldiers based in Shropshire.

Christmas is a time for family, but a group of Shropshire wives will be sitting down to lunch tomorrow while their husbands are fighting a war far from home.

Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of a Shropshire serviceman who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday.

An army wife who organised a show of support in Shropshire for county troops serving in Afghanistan has been left “extremely disappointed” after she was forced to cancel the event.

About 300 Shropshire soldiers stormed a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan to wrestle back control of an occupied zone from insurgents, it emerged today.

Mourners lined the streets of Wootton Bassett as a Shropshire soldier who was killed in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday made his final emotional journey.

The family of a Shropshire soldier killed in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday today expressed thanks for the enormous support they have received.

The Shropshire soldier killed in Afghanistan on Remembrance Sunday was today described as the “epitome of the Irish Infantry soldier”.

A SHROPSHIRE SOLDIER has been killed in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan.

Shropshire soldiers have been building bridges in Afghanistan by helping re-open a school and make improvements to infrastructure in Helmand province.

A Shropshire-based soldier today told how he cheated death when a bullet fired by Taliban fighters bounced off his body armour.

Shropshire soldiers deployed to Afghanistan have declared that they are anxious to get on the front line.

A Falklands veteran has praised a Shropshire-based army regiment as being a “real boost for the county” after about 60 soldiers took part in an annual Royal British Legion parade.

St Patrick’s Day came early for 500 soldiers at a Shropshire barracks, who celebrated in true Irish style.

Soldiers based at a Shropshire Army barracks have battled heat, arid conditions and intense training on a special exercise to prepare them for war.

Three soldiers from a Shropshire-based Army regiment were among the people from the county who mingled with royalty at a garden party at Buckingham Palace – and talked with Prince Andrew.

Military bosses at a Shropshire army barracks today spoke of their pride after three soldiers received bravery medals at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Three soldiers from a north Shropshire-based Army regiment were due to receive bravery medals at Buckingham Palace today.

Heroic soldiers from a north Shropshire-based Army regiment have spoken of their pride after meeting The Queen who handed them bravery medals.

Three soldiers from a north Shropshire-based Army regiment have collected bravery medals from the Queen.

A Shropshire army chief has vowed to clear his name after he was arrested and quizzed by military police investigating the way bravery medals were awarded.

A Shropshire-based army regiment was today at the centre of an official investigation into the way bravery medals were awarded.