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‘An inspiration and mentor to all he led’

A British soldier who died in southern Afghanistan has been remembered as the “toughest of men and the gentlest of friends”.

Serjeant Phillip Scott, 30, of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was killed by an improvised explosive device near Sangin in Helmand Province yesterday morning. He leaves behind his widow, Ellen, and children Ellie, three, and Michael, one.