By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:59 EST, 16 September 2012 | UPDATED: 18:00 EST, 17 September 2012 The families of two British soldiers killed by a man dressed as a local Afghan policeman have paid tribute to their loved ones. Married father-of-two Sergeant Gareth Thursby, 29, and Private Thomas Wroe, 18, were shot dead in the south of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, yesterday. The soldiers served in 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's). Tributes: Married father-of-two Sergeant Gareth Thursby, 29, and Private Thomas Wroe, 18, were shot dead in the south of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, yesterday
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Two soldiers shot dead were from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment
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'Deep loss suffered' after they were killed at checkpoint in Afghanistan
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Latest deaths bring total UK forces dead in Afghanistan to 430 since 2001
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