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| Funeral for Iraq death medic held | Funeral for Iraq death medic held |
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| Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to teenage Army medic Eleanor Dlugosz, who died in a bomb attack in Iraq. | Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to teenage Army medic Eleanor Dlugosz, who died in a bomb attack in Iraq. |
| A horse-drawn carriage carried the coffin of 19-year-old Pte Dlugosz to church in Bishop's Waltham, Hants. | A horse-drawn carriage carried the coffin of 19-year-old Pte Dlugosz to church in Bishop's Waltham, Hants. |
| Pte Dlugosz was in a Warrior armoured vehicle returning from a patrol on 5 April when a bomb was detonated, killing her and three colleagues. | Pte Dlugosz was in a Warrior armoured vehicle returning from a patrol on 5 April when a bomb was detonated, killing her and three colleagues. |
| Her coffin was taken into church by members of her regiment. | Her coffin was taken into church by members of her regiment. |
| Many people were touched by her zest for life the Rev John Whitton | Many people were touched by her zest for life the Rev John Whitton |
| The funeral cortege had made its way through Swanmore, the home village of Pte Dlugosz, before it arrived at the church. | The funeral cortege had made its way through Swanmore, the home village of Pte Dlugosz, before it arrived at the church. |
| Friday's service was conducted by former Army chaplain the Rev John Whitton. | Friday's service was conducted by former Army chaplain the Rev John Whitton. |
| He said: "The size of the congregation here and the many hundreds of cards and letters they [the family] have received is testimony to the unique life of Eleanor. | He said: "The size of the congregation here and the many hundreds of cards and letters they [the family] have received is testimony to the unique life of Eleanor. |
| "Her life was tragically cut short but her 19 years were lived with such an intensity and commitment that many people were touched by her zest for life." | "Her life was tragically cut short but her 19 years were lived with such an intensity and commitment that many people were touched by her zest for life." |
| He added that when the Army Careers came to her school she had been captivated and said she wanted to become a combat medical technician. | He added that when the Army Careers came to her school she had been captivated and said she wanted to become a combat medical technician. |
| Pte Dlugosz's coffin was carried by members of her regiment | |
| "She wanted to be in the front line," said Mr Whitton. | "She wanted to be in the front line," said Mr Whitton. |
| "I know her family had their reservations about this but they obviously knew that you cannot stand in the way of your child's wishes. You have to let them go." | "I know her family had their reservations about this but they obviously knew that you cannot stand in the way of your child's wishes. You have to let them go." |
| At the end of the service, colleagues from Pte Dlugosz's unit within the Royal Army Medical Corps 3 Close Support Medical Regiment fired a volley of three shots in tribute. | At the end of the service, colleagues from Pte Dlugosz's unit within the Royal Army Medical Corps 3 Close Support Medical Regiment fired a volley of three shots in tribute. |
| The Last Post was then played and a one-minute silence was observed. | The Last Post was then played and a one-minute silence was observed. |
| Pte Dlugosz, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, had been deployed to the Shaibah Logistic Base in November last year. She returned to Iraq in March after completing a medical course in the UK. | Pte Dlugosz, who served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, had been deployed to the Shaibah Logistic Base in November last year. She returned to Iraq in March after completing a medical course in the UK. |
| Second Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer, 24, Corporal Kris O'Neill, 27, Kingsman Adam James Smith, 19, and a Kuwaiti interpreter also died in the blast. | Second Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer, 24, Corporal Kris O'Neill, 27, Kingsman Adam James Smith, 19, and a Kuwaiti interpreter also died in the blast. |