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Kristy Dawson

Last Post played as mourners say a final goodbye to former solider Jay Thorn who died in Ukraine

The Last Post was played as mourners said a final goodbye to a former solider who died in Ukraine.

Jay Thorn, from Wark near Hexham, Northumberland, was killed in a car crash in the war-torn country on May 21. The 36-year-old, who was a fusilier for eight years, had travelled there to train Ukrainian soldiers.

Jay, who used to run The King's Head in Allendale, Northumberland, had been due to marry his fiancée Louise Lathbury.

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