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| Mull funeral for Kandahar victim | Mull funeral for Kandahar victim |
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| The funeral of a Black Watch soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has been held on Mull. | |
| Twenty-year-old Private Robert McLaren, from Kintra on Mull, died when an improvised explosive device detonated near Kandahar province. | Twenty-year-old Private Robert McLaren, from Kintra on Mull, died when an improvised explosive device detonated near Kandahar province. |
| He had only been on active service with the 3rd Battalion of the Black Watch, The Royal Regiment of Scotland for four weeks when he was killed. | He had only been on active service with the 3rd Battalion of the Black Watch, The Royal Regiment of Scotland for four weeks when he was killed. |
| The funeral was held at Creich Church in Bunessan. | |
| His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Cartwright, said that from the moment Pte McLaren arrived in Afghanistan, "he threw his heart and body into everything he was asked to do". | His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Cartwright, said that from the moment Pte McLaren arrived in Afghanistan, "he threw his heart and body into everything he was asked to do". |
| His family said they were proud of him and that he died doing a job he loved. | His family said they were proud of him and that he died doing a job he loved. |