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Body of British Soldier Killed in Cyprus Repatriated
The body of a British soldier, who was killed during a training exercise in Cyprus, has been repatriated.
Private Sawyer was a chef attached to The 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment Battlegroup.
He was serving with a UN Peacekeeping force in Cyprus when he was killed in a canoeing incident.
His coffin was flown into RAF Brize Norton before being greeted by 100 troops from his regiment, the Royal Logistics Corps, in Carterton.
Photo courtesy of Anna Anichkova via Wikimedia Commons.
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