Simon Lingard’s ex-partner said she was told the Ukrainian army unit he was with were trying to rescue Ukrainians when he was killed.
An inquest in Oxford heard Simon Lingard, 38, died on November 7 2022 in eastern Ukraine
The former paratrooper, from Preston, died after being struck by fragments from artillery fire while trying to rescue Ukrainians, the inquest into his death held at Oxford Coroner’s Court heard on Wednesday. Jackson Lingard, Mr Lingard’s son, said: “He was a person outside the military, he was a big charity man but he was also loved by everyone, as well as our dad too.”
Mr Lingard set up a charity with two others which helped people who struggled with their mental health and also worked as a landscape gardener while training to become a social worker. Ms Longworth added: “He was loving life in Ukraine and was considering living there after the war, sending videos of him singing with the locals.”
The cause of death given by authorities in Ukraine was damage due to the action of explosion and fragments.Mr Salter said it was apparent Mr Lingard was a “popular person” by the number of his friends who attended the inquest via an online link.
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