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Newcastle soldier killed in Afghanistan brought home

Mourners lay flowers on top of the car carrying the coffin of Sapper Adam Moralee, from Newcastle Photo: Steve Parsons/PA

Mourners lined the streets of Carterton in Oxfordshire as the body of a soldier from Newcastle was brought back to the UK.

Sapper Adam Moralee, 23, died at Camp Bastion while preparing machinery for redeployment out of Afghanistan. He was a committed Newcastle United football fan and a loving son, who was due to be married.

Mourners waited for the coffin to be brought past the Memorial Garden at Carteron in Oxfordshire Credit: Steve Parsons/PA
Soldiers salute the coffin of Sapper Adam Moralee, who died at Camp Bastion Credit: Steve Parsons/PA
Sapper Moralee, 23, was due to be married to his fiancee Credit: Steve Parsons/PA
Mourners comfort each other after seeing the coffin of Sapper Moralee Credit: Steve Parsons/PA
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