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Family say dead Yorkshire soldier will be 'hugely missed'
THE family of a Yorkshire soldier who died in hospital in the UK after being injured in Afghanistan said today he would be "hugely missed for the joy he brought into our lives".
Captain Andrew Griffiths, 25, from the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died yesterday at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, after he was wounded in an explosion in the Nahr-e Saraj area of Helmand province last month.
In a statement released by the Ministry of Defence, the family of Capt Griffiths, who was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire, said: "Andrew was a beloved son, brother and boyfriend who will be hugely missed for the joy he brought into our lives.
"We are immensely proud of him and all that he has achieved in his all too short a life. He died doing a job he loved and excelled at."
Capt Griffiths, who was known as Andy, was brought up in a military family and started the commissioning course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in September 2007.
He only ever considered joining The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, "Lions of England", as it was his father's regiment.
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