A soldier who died during an Army exercise on Salisbury Plain has been named.

The 23-year-old is Private Jethro Watson-Pickering, of the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.

He was part of a crew operating an armoured vehicle in a military exercise on Salisbury Plain Training Area, near the village of Enford, when the incident occurred on Friday.

Read more: Wiltshire Police investigating death of soldier, 23, on Salisbury Plain

The Yorkshire Regiment says it "very much regrets" to announce the young soldier's death.

In a Facebook post, the regiment said: "The thoughts and prayers of the regimental family are with his family.

"Fortune Favours the Brave."

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