Video Special: Military funeral honours Bridgwater soldier (From Bridgwater Mercury)

Video Special: Military funeral honours Bridgwater soldier

12:56pm Wednesday 30th June 2010 in Somerset Video By Laura Nesbitt

THE funeral of Bridgwater solider Adrian Templer saw a full military procession in Bridgwater this morning.

As hundreds of people looked on, the solemn military men marched up St Mary’s Street towards the church, slowly followed by a car carrying the 29-year-old father of one.

A guard of honour was held outside St Mary’s Church before family and other mourners took their seats. S Sgt Templer’s coffin, draped in the Union Flag, was then carried into the church for the funeral service.

After the service, the procession continued up the High Street before a private burial at Quantock Road Cemetery.

A staff sergeant with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the ‘Adie’ died when his motorcycle collided with a heavy goods vehicle near Shepton Mallet last Tuesday morning.