Updated: 19:45, 30 May 2021
A DEVASTATED mum has told of her excruciating heartbreak after her son became the eleventh soldier from a single infantry battalion to take their own life.
Lance Corporal Andy Francis unit saw some of the Army s bloodiest combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, with many left with PTSD or severe mental health problems.
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The 30-year-old is the eleventh soldier from a single infantry battalion to have take their own lifeCredit: Facebook
Tragically, Andy died in Scotland on May 23 - making him the eleventh veteran who served with or was attached to 2nd Battalion the Rifles to have killed themselves.