The six British soldiers killed in the single deadliest attack on UK troops since 2006 have been named by the Ministry of Defence.
The soldier from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment has been named as Sergeant Nigel Coupe, aged 33.
The five soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment are Corporal Jake Hartley, 20; Private Anthony Frampton, 20; Private Christopher Kershaw, 20; Private Daniel Wade, 20; and Private Daniel Wilford, 21.
"It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the names of the six Service personnel missing, believed killed, in Afghanistan since Tuesday 6 March 2012," the MoD said in a statement .
The soldiers, who had only been in Afghanistan a matter of weeks, were killed while travelling in a Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle.
It was hit by an explosion on the border of Helmand and Kandahar, near Lashkar Gar.
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Their families have already been informed.
According to the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Pte Frampton signed up to the Army in 2009 at the age of 18, Pte Wilford joined aged 16 and Cpl Hartley aged 17.
Pte Frampton went to Royds Hall High School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the paper reported.
Cpl Hartley attended Earlsheaton High School in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, it added.
The MoD said it did not plan to release further information about the six soldiers until they have been formally identified.
As experts are having to use DNA techniques to confirm their identities, this may take several more days.
The release of the fallen soldiers' names comes as the head of the Armed Forces, General Sir David Richards, said Britain would "hold its nerve".
Combat operations in the region will be maintained until the end of 2014 as planned, he said.
There were emotional scenes at Battlesbury Barracks in Warminster, Wiltshire, the home of 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, on Wednesday as the news of the soldiers' deaths broke.
Flowers and cards of condolences were left outside the entrance, while two uniformed soldiers relit a candle placed next to the barracks' gates when around 90 soldiers from the Corunna Company were deployed less than a month ago.
A service of "quiet contemplation" in memory of the soldiers was held at the Minster Church of St Denys in the old market and garrison town as flags flew at half mast.
Mayor of Warminster Pip Ridout said: "It's just a devastating day for the town, there's an aura of complete disbelief and silence everywhere."
There have now been 404 British fatalities since the start of operations in 2001.
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