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Funeral of soldier killed in Iraq Funeral of soldier killed in Iraq
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The funeral of the 100th serviceman to die in action in Iraq has taken place in Sussex.The funeral of the 100th serviceman to die in action in Iraq has taken place in Sussex.
Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke, 24, from Hove in Sussex, was on patrol in Basra when a roadside bomb was detonated on 5 February.Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke, 24, from Hove in Sussex, was on patrol in Basra when a roadside bomb was detonated on 5 February.
He had been due to marry his fiancee Laura Bottomley, 24, in August. It is thought he was on his first tour of duty after finishing officer training.He had been due to marry his fiancee Laura Bottomley, 24, in August. It is thought he was on his first tour of duty after finishing officer training.
The service at St George's Church was followed by a burial at Hove Cemetery.The service at St George's Church was followed by a burial at Hove Cemetery.
'Promising' officer'Promising' officer
The bomb which killed Lt Bracho-Cooke also wounded a number of Iraqi civilians.The bomb which killed Lt Bracho-Cooke also wounded a number of Iraqi civilians.
It was detonated as armoured Warrior vehicles patrolled near the US consulate in the south east of the city.It was detonated as armoured Warrior vehicles patrolled near the US consulate in the south east of the city.
Colleagues described Lt Bracho-Cooke as a "bright, enthusiastic and charismatic officer". About 500 people attended the funeral of Lt Bracho-Cooke, who had been described by the Ministry of Defence as a "promising" young officer.
And the Ministry of Defence described him as a "promising" young officer. The coffin of Lt Bracho-Cooke was carried by regimental colleagues
Miss Bottomley said he was "caring, loyal and incredibly funny". His Union flag-draped coffin was carried into the church by regimental colleagues to the sound of a lone piper playing Flowers of the Forest.
He had emailed her the day before he died, signing off: "I love you more than pizza and ice cream." Mourners heard his fiancee pay tribute to his courage and his ability to touch other people's lives.
Speaking of her happiness at their planned marriage, Miss Bottomley said: "Before Jon came into my world, I didn't really believe in love.
"I know it may seem cynical but I thought love was the best friendship anyone could have.
"I now know it's so much more."
She went on to describe how she wrote letters to buoy him during the low periods he faced on the frontline.
Lt Bracho-Cooke's father, also called Jonathan, said his son liked to help people and had a natural instinct to protect the weak and the vulnerable.
He told mourners that the day his son graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in April 2006, "was one of the happiest days of our lives".
Lt Bracho-Cooke was from the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.Lt Bracho-Cooke was from the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
His body was laid to rest with military honours at Hove Cemetery.