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Soldier 'cut down in his prime'

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An officer who worked with a young British soldier killed in Afghanistan has paid tribute to his memory.

Trooper Christopher Whiteside of The Light Dragoons was killed by an improvised explosive device near Gereshk in Helmand Province.

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