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Parade for Warminster soldiers

250 soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment have paraded through Warminster ahead of their nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. Five soldiers from the same Battalion were killed in an explosion in the south of the country ten days ago.

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Departing soldiers march through Warminster

The soldiers of 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, who are departing for a nine-month tour in Afghanistan, are marching through the town of Warminster, before attending a service in the Minster Church.

The Minster Church in Warminster where 3 Yorks are holding their pre deployment service. Credit: Darren Burn

Five of the six soldiers who died in a blast in Helmand province in Afghanistan were from the 3 Yorks battalion.

Later a lantern will be lit by the Mayor of Warminster which will burn until the battalion return home. Credit: Darren Burn

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