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THE funeral has taken place in Blackwood today of a sergeant in the Welsh Guards from Gwent, who was killed during a training exercise in west Wales last month. Father-of-two Gavin Hillier died on Thursday March 4 in what the Ministry of Defence has called a "non-operational training incident" at the Castlemartin tank range in Pembrokeshire. People gathered to pay their respects as a horse-drawn hearse bearing Sgt Hillier's coffin - draped in the Union flag - passed along Blaina High Street this morning before moving on to the Sirhowy Valley Crematorium in Blackwood. During his Army c...

Decorated sergeant 'killed in live fire training exercise' Jemma Carr For Mailonline and Mark Nicol Defence Editor For The Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A decorated soldier who was accidentally shot dead in a live fire training exercise in Wales has been named as Sergeant Gavin Hillier.  The Welsh Guards sergeant, who was named on social media, died on Thursday night following the fatal mistake in the Castlemartin Training Area, Pembrokeshire. He had served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was in the motor transport platoon prior to his death - which is...

Soldier dies in 'fatal accident' at Welsh army training range Gavin Hillier died during a training exercise at Castlemartin on Thursday where live rounds were being fired A sergeant from the Welsh Guards has died at the Castlemartin Army range (Image: David Williams/Wales News Service) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - don't miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsl...