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29 December 2010
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A bomb disposal expert killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday has been named as Warrant Officer Class 2 Charlie Wood.
WO Wood, 34 and from Middlesbrough, was serving with 23 Pioneer Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps.
A bomb exploded as WO Wood was conducting the clearance of a road in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand Province.
His wife, Heather, paid tribute to a "loving husband who was also my best friend".
Some 348 British troops have been killed in operations in Afghanistan since 2001.
WO Wood was serving with the counter-improvised explosive device task force, helping to co-ordinate the search for devices in the Khushdal Kalay area when he was killed.
He had joined the Army in 1994 and gained rapid promotion, before serving in Iraq in 2003 and Bosnia in 2007.
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The Ministry of Defence issued a statement describing Warrant Officer as having "masses of potential".
It said he was also a fundraiser who had raised thousands of pounds for armed forces charities.
He was a keen footballer and a supporter of his home town team, Middlesbrough.
As well as his wife, he leaves behind his parents John and Barbara and sisters Samantha and Amanda.
His wife said: "The family have lost a son, a brother and an uncle and I have lost my loving husband who was also my best friend.
"Charlie had an infectious personality [and] made a positive effect on everyone he met; he had a heart of gold and endeared himself to everyone. He will be sorely missed by those who had the good fortune to have met and known him.
"He will be forever in our thoughts for the rest of our lives."
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WO Wood, 34 and from Middlesbrough, was serving with 23 Pioneer Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps.
A bomb exploded as WO Wood was conducting the clearance of a road in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand Province.
His wife, Heather, paid tribute to a "loving husband who was also my best friend".
Some 348 British troops have been killed in operations in Afghanistan since 2001.
WO Wood was serving with the counter-improvised explosive device task force, helping to co-ordinate the search for devices in the Khushdal Kalay area when he was killed.
He had joined the Army in 1994 and gained rapid promotion, before serving in Iraq in 2003 and Bosnia in 2007.
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The family have lost a son, a brother and an uncle and I have lost my loving husband who was also my best friend”
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Heather Wood
Widow
The Ministry of Defence issued a statement describing Warrant Officer as having "masses of potential".
It said he was also a fundraiser who had raised thousands of pounds for armed forces charities.
He was a keen footballer and a supporter of his home town team, Middlesbrough.
As well as his wife, he leaves behind his parents John and Barbara and sisters Samantha and Amanda.
His wife said: "The family have lost a son, a brother and an uncle and I have lost my loving husband who was also my best friend.
"Charlie had an infectious personality [and] made a positive effect on everyone he met; he had a heart of gold and endeared himself to everyone. He will be sorely missed by those who had the good fortune to have met and known him.
"He will be forever in our thoughts for the rest of our lives."
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