Funeral for hero sergeant who died from wounds

THE funeral of a Scottish soldier who lost his life a year after being wounded while out on foot patrol in Afghanistan was held yesterday.

Colour Sergeant Alan Cameron's coffin was accompanied by a floral tribute which simply read "Dad".

Mourners at St John's Church in Bathgate remembered a humourous and courageous man.

The 42-year-old father-of-one, from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards, was wounded while on patrol in an area north of Lashkar Gah, on 13 April 2010. Despite a series of operations, he died at home in Livingston on 31 March.

His commanding officer, Lt Col Jopp, described him as a "wonderful man", and remembered the "stunned silence" when he heard of Cammy's death, which came "as a bolt from the blue".

Captain Stewart Bridgehouse said said he was "a really loving father and he loved his brotherhood of soldiers".