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| Funeral for Afghan blast soldier | Funeral for Afghan blast soldier |
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| The funeral of a North Yorkshire soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan will take place later. | The funeral of a North Yorkshire soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan will take place later. |
| Serjeant Phillip Scott, 30, a gamekeeper's son from Malton, was killed in the blast in Sangin on 5 November. | Serjeant Phillip Scott, 30, a gamekeeper's son from Malton, was killed in the blast in Sangin on 5 November. |
| The married father of two had been serving with his brother Robin in the 3rd Battalion The Rifles. | The married father of two had been serving with his brother Robin in the 3rd Battalion The Rifles. |
| His funeral service will take place at Aske Hall Chapel near Richmond. | His funeral service will take place at Aske Hall Chapel near Richmond. |
| Sjt Scott, known as Scotty, was born in Malton and went to school in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. He lived with his wife Ellen and children Ellie, three, and one-year-old Michael in Edinburgh. | |
| He joined the Army in 2001 and was deployed to Afghanistan in September, alongside his brother, who is also a Serjeant with the same regiment. | He joined the Army in 2001 and was deployed to Afghanistan in September, alongside his brother, who is also a Serjeant with the same regiment. |
| In an interview with the BBC on Thursday, his father Mike Scott said he had made a promise to his son to speak at his funeral. | In an interview with the BBC on Thursday, his father Mike Scott said he had made a promise to his son to speak at his funeral. |
| He said: "Whatever it takes I will stand up there and do it to pay tribute to him. | He said: "Whatever it takes I will stand up there and do it to pay tribute to him. |
| "If he's been brave enough to go out there and battle on, what I have to do in there is nothing, absolutely nothing." | "If he's been brave enough to go out there and battle on, what I have to do in there is nothing, absolutely nothing." |