MoD names fallen Norfolk soldier

Cpl Lee Scott was killed in an explosion near Nad Ali

A soldier from Norfolk has been named among six soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Cpl Lee Scott, 26, of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, was killed in an explosion near Nad Ali on Friday.

Cpl Scott, from King's Lynn, married Nikki last year and had two children.

Five members of the 2nd Battalion The Rifles also died in two separate explosions near Sangin, Helmand Province, on the same day.

They have been named as Cpl Jonathan Horne, and Riflemen William Aldridge, James Backhouse, Joseph Murphy and Daniel Simpson.

'Best daddy'

The MoD said Cpl Scott was born in Ely and grew up in King's Lynn, where he married Nikki in February 2008.

Mrs Scott said: "Lee was not only my husband but my best friend.

"Ask anyone who was lucky enough to have met Lee and they'd all tell you the same - he was the most loving, kindest, thoughtful person.

"I am so proud to be his wife. As well as the Army, his family were his life.

"He was the best daddy to Kai and Brooke and he will live on through them. This is a devastating loss to the whole family."

Major Charlie Burbridge described Cpl Scott as a "highly experienced combat soldier" who died while leading his section of Viking vehicles from the front.