Corporal Gordon Alexander Pritchard, 31, a soldier from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards became the 100th UK soldier to die in Iraq since the conflict began in 2003 when he was killed in a blast in Umm Qasr, Basra province.

Yesterday, members of the Stop the War Coalition, including Respect MP George Galloway and former Labour MP Tony Benn, were in Parliament Square to mark the 100th death. The names of the dead were read out and wooden crosses with red poppies were placed in the turf.

Further vigils are planned nationwide this evening. The vigils will coincide with further vigils for Norman Kember, Tom Fox, Harmeet Singh Sooden and James Loney, the four Christian Peacemaker Teams workers abducted in Iraq in November 2005.

Sources
BBC News Online: Vigils to mark 100th Iraq death
Stop the War Coalition: Stop the War Coalition Official Site
Fellowship of Reconciliation: Fellowship of Reconciliation UK Official Site