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A soldier who died in Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence.
L/Cpl Joseph Pool, 26, who served with the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was from Greenock.
He was part of an operation that was disrupting insurgents in northern Nad 'Ali when he was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade on Sunday.
During his time in the Army he completed tours of Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
A total of 334 UK service personnel have been killed in Afghanistan since the start of operations in 2001.
L/Cpl Pool enlisted in the Army in August 2003.
After completing the Combat Infantryman's Course at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick he joined 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, before the formation of The Royal Regiment of Scotland in March 2006.
L/Cpl Pool's family paid tribute to him, saying: "Joseph was a loving son to Stella and Roderick, brother of Ryan, loving father of Lee and Jamie and devoted partner to Lynsey.
"Joseph lived life to the full and was proud of everything he achieved in the Army, always putting others first and doing the best he could at all he did. RIP son, we will always love you."
His fiancee, Lynsey Houston, added: "Joe was a loving fiance and wonderful dad of two boys aged seven and two; he was much loved and he will be missed by all his family and friends."
L/Col Charlie Herbert, commanding officer of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, said: "Fit and tough as a butcher's dog, he had recently qualified as a Physical Training Instructor and an Anti-Tank Detachment Commander.
"I take some small comfort from the knowledge that he died doing a job that he loved and that he was so very good at.
"He died a soldier's death, in close combat, bravely and tenaciously taking the fight to the insurgents, and in doing so helping to protect the people of Afghanistan from a barbaric enemy.
"I suspect that he believed passionately in what he was doing, and I know that he enjoyed it."
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
A soldier who died in Afghanistan has been named by the Ministry of Defence.
L/Cpl Joseph Pool, 26, who served with the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, was from Greenock.
He was part of an operation that was disrupting insurgents in northern Nad 'Ali when he was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade on Sunday.
During his time in the Army he completed tours of Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
A total of 334 UK service personnel have been killed in Afghanistan since the start of operations in 2001.
L/Cpl Pool enlisted in the Army in August 2003.
After completing the Combat Infantryman's Course at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick he joined 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers, before the formation of The Royal Regiment of Scotland in March 2006.
L/Cpl Pool's family paid tribute to him, saying: "Joseph was a loving son to Stella and Roderick, brother of Ryan, loving father of Lee and Jamie and devoted partner to Lynsey.
"Joseph lived life to the full and was proud of everything he achieved in the Army, always putting others first and doing the best he could at all he did. RIP son, we will always love you."
His fiancee, Lynsey Houston, added: "Joe was a loving fiance and wonderful dad of two boys aged seven and two; he was much loved and he will be missed by all his family and friends."
L/Col Charlie Herbert, commanding officer of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, said: "Fit and tough as a butcher's dog, he had recently qualified as a Physical Training Instructor and an Anti-Tank Detachment Commander.
"I take some small comfort from the knowledge that he died doing a job that he loved and that he was so very good at.
"He died a soldier's death, in close combat, bravely and tenaciously taking the fight to the insurgents, and in doing so helping to protect the people of Afghanistan from a barbaric enemy.
"I suspect that he believed passionately in what he was doing, and I know that he enjoyed it."
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.