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| Service for Afghanistan air crash soldier Oliver Thomas | Service for Afghanistan air crash soldier Oliver Thomas |
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| A Welsh soldier killed in a helicopter accident in Afghanistan is being remembered at a special service. | |
| Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas, 26, from Brecon, was one of five servicemen who died in the crash on a routine flight in Kandahar province on 26 April. | Lance Corporal Oliver Thomas, 26, from Brecon, was one of five servicemen who died in the crash on a routine flight in Kandahar province on 26 April. |
| He was a reservist with the Intelligence Corps, on special leave from his job as a researcher for Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams. | He was a reservist with the Intelligence Corps, on special leave from his job as a researcher for Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams. |
| A service of thanksgiving began at Kington, Herefordshire at 13:00 BST. | |
| A private funeral took place in Hereford on Friday. | A private funeral took place in Hereford on Friday. |
| L/Cpl Thomas died when a Lynx helicopter crashed in the Takhta Pul district of Kandahar, some 30 miles from the Pakistan border. | L/Cpl Thomas died when a Lynx helicopter crashed in the Takhta Pul district of Kandahar, some 30 miles from the Pakistan border. |
| An investigation is continuing into the accident, which the Ministry of Defence said happened during "a routine flight". | An investigation is continuing into the accident, which the Ministry of Defence said happened during "a routine flight". |
| Captain Thomas Clarke, of Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner and Cpl James Walters, all from the Army Air Corps, also died, along with RAF intelligence officer Flt Lt Rakesh Chauhan. | Captain Thomas Clarke, of Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Warrant Officer Class 2 Spencer Faulkner and Cpl James Walters, all from the Army Air Corps, also died, along with RAF intelligence officer Flt Lt Rakesh Chauhan. |
| Mr Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, paid tribute to L/Cpl Thomas following his death, saying: "We were all so proud of him when he first joined the Army reserves. | Mr Williams, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, paid tribute to L/Cpl Thomas following his death, saying: "We were all so proud of him when he first joined the Army reserves. |
| "His integrity and strength of character made him a perfect ambassador for our country." | "His integrity and strength of character made him a perfect ambassador for our country." |
| The memorial service is being held at St Mary's Church in Kington. | |
| The funeral of Captain Clarke is to take place in Cowbridge on Monday. | The funeral of Captain Clarke is to take place in Cowbridge on Monday. |