British soldier George Hooley who died in Ukraine returns home to hero's welcome

Crowds lined the streets to pay their respects as Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, was repatriated at at RAF Brize Norton after a 'tragic accident' in Ukraine last week

by · The Mirror
Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, died in a 'tragic accident' in Ukraine last week(Image:MOD / SWNS)
An RAF plane carrying the Lance Corporal arrived at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire this afternoon(Image:Ministry of Defence / SWNS)
A private, family-only ceremony was held before the cortege departed(Image:Ministry of Defence / SWNS)
The hearse left the RAF base a short time later(Image:Tom Wren / SWNS)