James Kirby was remembered during an emotional service at St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol.
Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a “true hero” aid worker killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
His coffin, draped in a Union flag, was brought past flag bearers before entering the historic church where family, friends and colleagues had gathered. “Those candles will be taken from here to the funerals of Jim Henderson and John Chapman and will then be distributed to each of the families of those killed.”
He described how Mr Kirby had aspired to join the Army from a young age and worked hard to achieve that, with a “passion for adventure” and a willingness to help everyone he met. Reverend Laura Verrall-Kelly led prayers for Mr Kirby and the other aid workers killed in the attack. Many of those in attendance at the funeral, which was also live streamed, wept as the Last Post sounded.
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