BBC News - Exeter TA soldier 'unlawfully killed' in Afghanistan: "A Territorial Army rifleman from Devon who died on duty in Afghanistan was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled.
Mark Marshall, a 29-year-old police community support officer (PCSO) from Exeter, was killed on 14 February 2010 in Helmand province.
He had been on foot patrol with 6th Battalion The Rifles when an improvised explosive device detonated.
Coroner Dr Elizabeth Earland said she was 'humbled' by his sacrifice.
At the time of his death Rifleman Marshall had been acting as a 'point man', with the role of clearing improvised bombs.
His acting commanding officer Captain Benedict Shuttleworth told the inquest at Exeter County Hall that he had volunteered for the role, which involved using a metal detector known as a 'Vallon'."
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