Hundreds line streets of Cowbridge for funeral of Captain Thomas Clarke

Carried by his brother, his best man and his comrades... Tom made his final journey to Holy Cross Church

Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan came to a standstill today as friends, family and colleagues said a final farewell to a soldier killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month.

Captain Thomas Clarke was in the Army Air Corps and died alongside four other servicemen.

Alexandra Lodge reports.

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Tributes during the service came from Tom's brother and the best man at his wedding, as well as his wife Angie.

The Army Air Corps officer died alongside four other servicemen in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month.