Funeral for soldier shot by ANA soldier 29.11.12
22The funeral of a British soldier shot by a rogue Afghan soldier during a football match on Remembrance Sunday has taken place.
Captain Walter Barrie was playing in a football match between British and Afghan soldiers at his base in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province when he was shot at close range.
Capt Barrie, of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS), had been mentoring and advising a brigade of the ANA to take over security in an area of southern Afghanistan.
He had served for 25 years, including tours of Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan in 2008. The latest tour of duty saw him deployed to Afghanistan on August 31.
His funeral was held near Glencorse Barracks, home of 2 SCOTS, of which Captain Barrie was previously a member for some time. The 400-seater church was packed, with the same number again standing oustide.
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