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He was killed when his armoured "Snatch" Land Rover was caught in an explosion roughly 6km outside of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

The 26-year-old, from Ripley, Derbyshire, and four other soldiers who were injured in the explosion, were airlifted to hospital where Drummer Wright was pronounced dead.

The other four are still receiving medical treatment at the ISAF hospital at Camp Bastion, the Ministry of Defence said.

The vehicle had been escorting a military team surveying the site for a new road project linking several Afghan villages in the Babaji area when it was caught in the explosion.

Drummer Wright joined The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in 2003 and saw service in Kenya and Northern Ireland before training as a Drummer.

He was then moved to Belize before being deployed to Afghanistan.

Lieutenant Colonel Richard Westley, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, paid tribute to the soldier's character, skill and ability.

He said: "He will be best known for his razor sharp wit, numerous tattoos, quirky dress sense and practical jokes.

"Never shy in coming forward, always in the thick of the action, either in the boxing ring or in the field, on parades or in the block, he was a true regimental character who can never be replaced."