Guardsman Neil Downes

Soldier left letter for parents

Guardsman Downes left the letter at home with his parents

The mother of a British soldier killed in an ambush in Afghanistan has revealed he left a letter to be opened in the event of his death.

Guardsman Neil Downes, 20, from Manchester, was on patrol when his vehicle was caught in an explosion.

In the letter to his family he wrote: "Please do not be mad at what has happened. I did what I had to do and serving the British Army was it."

His mother Sheryl said her son, who was known as Tony, died a hero.

Guardsman Downes was from the 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards.

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