Newlywed soldier shot dead in training accident is buried at the church where he married pregnant fiancee five months ago

A newlywed British soldier accidentally shot dead in a training exercise has been laid to rest after a funeral at the church where he was married just five months ago.

Fusilier James Wilkinson, 21, was killed in Kenya last month, leaving behind his bride Sarah, also 21, who is pregnant with their daughter who will be named Annabel.

He was laid to rest yesterday with a message written on behalf of the unborn child which said: 'you are and always will be so very special to me.' She is due to be born in February.     Read Full