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| Soldiers' bodies returned to UK | Soldiers' bodies returned to UK |
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| The bodies of three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been brought back to the UK. | The bodies of three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been brought back to the UK. |
| L/Cpl David Kirkness, 24, of West Yorkshire and Rifleman James Brown, 18, from Kent, died trying to stop suicide bombers in Helmand last Tuesday. | L/Cpl David Kirkness, 24, of West Yorkshire and Rifleman James Brown, 18, from Kent, died trying to stop suicide bombers in Helmand last Tuesday. |
| Cpl Simon Hornby, 29, of Halewood, Merseyside, was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol on Saturday. | Cpl Simon Hornby, 29, of Halewood, Merseyside, was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol on Saturday. |
| The soldiers' bodies were flown into RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire earlier on Tuesday. | The soldiers' bodies were flown into RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire earlier on Tuesday. |
| After a private ceremony for their families, the funeral cortege passed along the high street of the nearby town of Wootton Bassett. | After a private ceremony for their families, the funeral cortege passed along the high street of the nearby town of Wootton Bassett. |
| Memorial service | Memorial service |
| L/Cpl Kirkness, who was born in Wakefield but grew up in Morley, Leeds, was killed alongside Rifleman Brown, both of the 3rd Battalion The Rifles, while manning a vehicle checkpoint on the road into Sangin. | L/Cpl Kirkness, who was born in Wakefield but grew up in Morley, Leeds, was killed alongside Rifleman Brown, both of the 3rd Battalion The Rifles, while manning a vehicle checkpoint on the road into Sangin. |
| Cpl Simon Hornby was a "passionate" Liverpool FC fan | Cpl Simon Hornby was a "passionate" Liverpool FC fan |
| Two suicide bombers on a motorbike drove into the checkpoint and detonated their devices, killing the British servicemen and two Afghan soldiers working with them. | Two suicide bombers on a motorbike drove into the checkpoint and detonated their devices, killing the British servicemen and two Afghan soldiers working with them. |
| The Ministry of Defence said it was thought the bombers were trying to get into a market to launch an attack. | The Ministry of Defence said it was thought the bombers were trying to get into a market to launch an attack. |
| Cpl Simon Hornby, from 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was wounded while on foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand, and died later that day. | Cpl Simon Hornby, from 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, was wounded while on foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand, and died later that day. |
| The repatriation coincided with a remembrance service being held for L/Cpl Kirkness at the war memorial in Scatcherd Park in Morley. | The repatriation coincided with a remembrance service being held for L/Cpl Kirkness at the war memorial in Scatcherd Park in Morley. |
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| Family and friends add floral tributes as the hearses pass |