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Barney Davis

British man killed fighting in Ukraine as family pay tribute to ‘real life hero’

Simon Lingard’s unit was attacked and he was killed in Ukraine, according to family

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The family of a former British soldier have said he has been killed fighting Russian forces in Ukraine.

Father-of-two Simon Lingard, who had served multiple tours of Afghanistan with the British Army, died on November 7, when his battalion came under attack, according to his family.

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