Catterick Garrison: Young soldier dies at Army base

A worker has died astatine an Army garrison successful North Yorkshire pursuing a "non-operational incident".

Pte Joshua Kennington died astatine Catterick connected 24 November, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

Pte Kennington, of 24 Squadron, 5 Medical Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, was described arsenic a "young and popular" subordinate of the squadron.

In a statement, his household described him arsenic "kind, compassionate. Always clip for others, putting them first".

"He died doing what helium loved. Not a goodbye from us: wherever you volition be, you volition ever beryllium successful our hearts," they added.

Maj Tony Morgan, serviceman commanding 35 Squadron, 5 Medical Regiment, said Pte Kennington had lone been with the squadron for a abbreviated time.

However, helium was "the epitome of our astir talented younger generation", helium said.

"His decease is simply a bittersweet loss, astatine specified a young property and astatine the opening of a agleam subject vocation up of him," Maj Morgan added.

Lt Col Catherine Masling, commanding serviceman of 5 Medical Regiment, said Pte Kennington was "a superb worker with quality beyond his years and a agleam aboriginal earlier him".

She added: "He was a existent professional, determined to bash good immoderate the task, and keen to instrumentality vantage of everything which the Army has to offer."

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said an probe into Pte Kennington's decease was continuing.