Decorated sergeant killed in live fire training exercise Jemma Carr For Mailonline and Mark Nicol Defence Editor For The Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
A decorated soldier who was accidentally shot dead in a live fire training exercise in Wales has been named as Sergeant Gavin Hillier.
The Welsh Guards sergeant, who was named on social media, died on Thursday night following the fatal mistake in the Castlemartin Training Area, Pembrokeshire.
He had served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was in the motor transport platoon prior to his death - which is being investigated by military and civilian police.
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