BOMB HERO TRIBUTE.HUNDREDS of mourners yesterday paid tribute to a bomb disposal expert bomb disposal expert n → artificiero/a killed saving his colleagues in Afghanistan. Captain Daniel Shepherd, 28, died when a roadside bomb he was defusing in the Nade-Ali district of Helmand province exploded. Widow Kerry led mourners as he was given a funeral with full military honours at Lincoln cathedral Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St. Mary's Cathedral) is a historic cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Diocese of Lincoln in the Church of England. . Commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Bex told the congregation: "Dan didn't flap about anything. He was the ultimate professional." CAPTION(S): POIGNANT Captain Shepherd's coffin yesterday |
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