A 'proud and passionate' teenage soldier collapsed and died during a physical training session with his battalion, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced.
Private Harry Johnson, 19, was just three months into his military career when the tragedy occurred at Vimy Barracks in Catterick, North Yorkshire, last Thursday.
The youngster had only signed up to the 2nd Infantry Training Battalion in April, with his superiors revealing that he had already shown 'enormous potential' as a soldier.
Pte Johnson, who had passed basic training earlier this month, had been awarded Best Shot at his pass off parade before joining the Bruneval Platoon to begin training as a paratrooper.
Paying tribute to the Doncaster-born teenager, the MoD today released a statement describing Pte Johnson as 'one of the hardest working members of the platoon,' as well as being 'reliable and disciplined'.
