British Soldier Dies in Kenya

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of a British soldier in Kenya.

Sergeant David Jones, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, was deployed to Kenya as part of the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK).  

An Army spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Sergeant David Jones from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards has died while off duty in Kenya.

“Our thoughts are with the soldier’s family and our deepest condolences go out to them at this most difficult time.

“The full circumstances of the soldier’s death are under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment any further at this time."

BATUK is a permanent training support unit based mainly 200 km north of Nairobi.

It provides training to exercising units preparing to deploy on operations or assume high readiness tasks.

The unit is made up of around 100 permanent staff and 280 short-tour personnel.