Full military funeral for hero
A full military funeral will be held for hero Black Country soldier Grenadier Guardsman Daniel Probyn who was killed by a bomb in Afghanistan.
The soldier, whose family live in the Hawbush area of Brierley Hill, died on Saturday in an attack in Helmand Province.
His family said today that the 22-year-old's funeral arrangements were still being finalised but it would be a full military funeral held in Quarry Bank.
The Reverend Caroline Windley of Christ Church, Quarry Bank, who will take the service, said: "It is always tragic when a young man with such promise and potential is killed like that."
Tributes have poured in to the ex-Tividale High School pupil who used to live in Tipton. Hank Kassim of M&A Stores, Hawbush Road said today: "He was one of the best. A quiet lad and no trouble at all and you don't often get that these days.
Colleagues said their thoughts were with his girlfriend Michelle. The blast that killed him came during a bid to destroy a Taliban stronghold. Company commander Major Will Mace said: "He was one of those men who always delivered a thousand times more than was asked of him."
