Tributes to Afghan-death soldiers - News - Bellshill Speaker: "Tributes have been paid to two British servicemen, including one from Norwich, shot dead while on patrol in Afghanistan.
Private Lewis Hendry, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was said by his parents to have had a 'true heart of gold' and a smile which 'lit up every room he walked into'.
Private Conrad Lewis, from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was described by his family as someone who 'made you feel good about life'.
The Ministry of Defence said the men were shot while on patrol in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province on Wednesday.
Pte Hendry and Pte Lewis were on a foot patrol designed to reassure the local population and gather census information in a small village north of the Nahr-e Bughra Canal.
The patrol came under fire and, during the ensuing firefight, Pte Hendry suffered a serious gunshot wound. He was given medical attention at the scene and then moved by helicopter but died of his wounds.
Pte Hendry, who would have celebrated his 21st birthday on Satu"
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