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Victims of Lynx Helicopter Crash Remembered

Funerals and Memorial Services have been held in different parts of the country for three of the service personnel killed in the Lynx helicopter crash in Afghanistan on 26th April. In Cornwall, hundreds of people attended the funeral of Corporal James Walters. He was given full military honours in the service, which took place in the village of Crowan.

In Herefordshire, a service of thanksgiving was held for Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas of the Intelligence Corps. Hundreds of residents lined the streets of Kington to pay tribute.

And in Wales, a service was held for one of the pilots, Captain Thomas Clarke.

 

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