Maela Tolu, a 24-year-old Muslim private at the base, was snatched from his home by eight gunmen on Monday evening, his wife told local police in Narathiwat, one of several insurgency-plagued provinces near the Malaysian border.
His body was found on a village road in another district late Tuesday, as killing in the region continues despite recent peace talks between Thailand and one of the rebel groups.
"He was blindfold, his hands were tied behind his back and he had been shot twice," southern army spokesman Colonel Pramote Promin, told AFP by telephone.
He said the rare kidnapping could have been linked to an unusually brazen attack in February that saw scores of heavily-armed gunmen storm the Narathiwat base. Marines, who had been tipped off in advance, repelled the assault, leaving 16 militants dead.
"We are not one hundred percent sure that this is a revenge attack -- we are still gathering witness and forensic evidence -- but initially we are convinced that it is the work of militants," he said.
More than 5,500 people have been killed in nine years of bloodshed in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, with shadowy insurgent groups blamed for a near-daily litany of bombings and shootings.
Security personnel and those connected with the government are regularly targeted, as well as Muslims perceived to be collaborating with the authorities.
Thailand held its first formal peace talks with southern insurgents last week, with a one-day meeting with representatives of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur.
But while talks were said to be cordial -- and a further round was set for April 29 -- attacks have continued in the region.
Three other civilians were shot and killed in separate attacks on Tuesday. A 31-year-old Buddhist man and a 48-year-old Muslim man were gunned down in different areas of Narathiwat, while a 54-year-old Muslim man was shot in neighbouring Pattani in an attack that also injured his wife.
Roadside bomb attacks on two military patrols in Pattani also left four soldiers injured on Tuesday.
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