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Tributes paid to army officer killed in training exercise
Captain Philip Muldowney, 25, died during live firing training at Otterburn; the Ministry of Defence is investigating the incident with no further comments yet.
- On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, British Army officer, died at Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland during a training exercise on Sunday.
- Investigators are probing a live firing incident at Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland, where the Ministry of Defence said the death is being investigated but declined further comment.
- The 25-year-old served as a fire support commander in 129 Battery, 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, and Lt Col Waller praised him as 'an immensely enthusiastic officer who led from the front.'
- Colleagues, including Captain Helen Brackenbury, paid tribute to Captain Muldowney, while the Dioceses of Achonry and Elphin offered condolences to Deacon David Muldowney and his family, and parish priest Very Rev Lawrence Ebuk described the community as devastated.
- With the MoD investigating, the death of Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, a 25-year-old fire support commander, has left the County Roscommon, Ireland community devastated while the ministry declines further comment.
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