British soldier who died in Iraq training accident is named
Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman, a 28-year-old soldier from the Royal Anglian Regiment, has been identified as the individual who died in a training accident in Iraq. The incident occurred on Sunday, as confirmed by the Ministry of Defence. Further details regarding the circumstances of the accident are expected to be released soon.
- ▪Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman was 28 years old.
- ▪He served in the Royal Anglian Regiment.
- ▪The training accident occurred in Iraq on Sunday.
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NewsUKHome NewsBritish soldier who died in Iraq training accident is namedLance Corporal James Freeman, 28, was in the Royal Anglian RegimentSian Elvin Wednesday 03 June 2026 12:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2988677","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-soldier-death-iraq-training-james-freeman-b2988677.html","title":"British soldier who died in Iraq training accident is named"}}Lance Corporal James Stewart Freeman died during a training accident in Iraq on Sunday (Ministry of Defence)Your support…
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