Daniel killed by roadside bomb

Daniel had passed out of the School of Infantry at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire as the top recruit in April and had ambitions to become his Regimental Sergeant Major. He was killed in a road side bomb. He also was was also a keen snowboarder and started downhill mountain bike racing at the age of 12, and by age 15 was ranked third in the country. His Commanding Officer, Lt Col Rupert Jones, said he had already been singled out by his superiors as someone who would rise quickly through the ranks.

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