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| Dead soldiers to be repatriated | Dead soldiers to be repatriated |
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| The bodies of two Royal Marines killed while on patrol in Afghanistan five days ago are due to be flown home. | The bodies of two Royal Marines killed while on patrol in Afghanistan five days ago are due to be flown home. |
| A repatriation ceremony will be held at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire for Lt John Thornton, 22, and Marine Dave Marsh, 22, from Somerset-based 40 Commando. | A repatriation ceremony will be held at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire for Lt John Thornton, 22, and Marine Dave Marsh, 22, from Somerset-based 40 Commando. |
| The pair died while on patrol when their vehicle was caught in an explosion in Helmand Province, near Kajaki. | The pair died while on patrol when their vehicle was caught in an explosion in Helmand Province, near Kajaki. |
| They had been on a six-month tour, with two weeks to go before returning home. | They had been on a six-month tour, with two weeks to go before returning home. |
| Both were given medical treatment at Camp Bastion but died as a result of their wounds. | Both were given medical treatment at Camp Bastion but died as a result of their wounds. |
| A vigil has been held at Norton Fitzwarren for both men. | A vigil has been held at Norton Fitzwarren for both men. |
| Marine Marsh, who joined the marines in 2002, was originally from Sheffield but had moved to Taunton in Somerset. | |
| Lt Thornton, from Ferndown in Dorset, joined the Royal Marines in 2004. | |
| Their deaths bring the number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan to 91, all but five of them in the last two years. |