Tributes paid to Help for Heroes co-founder Bryn Parry as funeral takes place at Salisbury Cathedral
The funeral of Bryn Parry, the co-founder of the UK military charity Help for Heroes, has taken place at Salisbury Cathedral.
Mr Parry co-founded the charity, which supports veterans and their families in the UK, with his wife Emma in 2007.
The former soldier and cartoonist died on 12 April and tributes have been posted on social media to him and the important work he did.
Messages have been posted online by individuals and organisations, including the Invictus Games, Veterans' Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer, and The Rifles Regiment.
In a tweet, Mr Mercer described the Help For Heroes founder as "a deeply special man who we will miss terribly".
He said Mr Parry "completely changed the veterans' landscape in the UK".
The Rifles posted: "He was a true Rifleman and the founder of Help For Heroes. Swift and bold."
Born on 22 September 1956, Mr Parry spent 10 years in the military before he became a successful cartoonist and sculptor.
A captain in the Royal Green Jackets, he was shocked by the number of service personnel being cared for and the severity of their wounds.
He and wife Emma decided to start Help for Heroes after they visited soldiers wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq when visiting a hospital in the Midlands in 2007.
He dedicated his life to providing support for soldiers who faced long periods of recovery, relating to both physical disabilities and the lasting psychological impacts of conflict.
It is estimated that more than 27,000 veterans and their families wouldn't have received life-changing support if it had not been for Mr Parry.
While he was chief executive officer, Mr Parry conceived and designed the iconic Help for Heroes stretcher bearer and medal logos and his cartoons were the inspiration for the much-loved Hero bear.
Mr Parry was diagnosed with terminal stage four pancreatic cancer and died at his home with his family by his side.
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