The teenage son of a soldier killed in Iraq has followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the same regiment.
Ethan Cornish has joined 5 Rifles 14 years after his dad died.
Corporal Matthew Cornish, 29, was killed in Basra in 2006 when he was wounded in a mortar attack on his unit’s base.
Ethan, 18, joined his dad’s unit last week and was shown a memorial to his father inside the regiment’s HQ in Bulford, Wilts.
He said: “I chose the regiment because of dad. When something happens, the infantry is called in first.
"It is nerve-racking and there is always going to be that fear. But at the same time, it’s exciting to know you’re doing everyone proud.”