First pic of tank horror trooper

THIS is the first picture of one of the two soldiers killed in a tank explosion.

Matthew Hatfield died in the blast that ripped apart his tank in the middle of a standard training exercise. Tributes to the 27-year-old poured in on social media. Sheridan Collinson said: “You sir have done your family proud.”

“I’m lucky to have known and shared so many memories with such a kindhearted person.” The Challenger 2 tank was yesterday examined by forensic experts, above. The tragedy occurred while the four-man tank fired practice shells in Castlemartin, Pembrokes.