The funeral of a soldier shot dead by a rogue member of the Afghan army as he played football on Remembrance Day is set to be held.
Captain Walter Barrie was playing in a match on Sunday November 11 between British soldiers and members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) at his base in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province when he was shot at close range.
The 41-year-old, from Glasgow, was described as a "great man" by his wife, Sonia, and a "doting and amazing father" to his 15-year-old son Callum.
Mourners will gather for the funeral at Glencorse Kirk in Penicuik, Midlothian. The service will be followed by a private burial.
Capt Barrie, of The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 Scots), had been mentoring and advising a brigade of the ANA to take over security in an area of southern Afghanistan.
He had served for 25 years, including tours of Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan in 2008.
His colleagues in the Army called him a "brilliant bloke" and a "soldiers' soldier".
He was deployed to Afghanistan on August 31 and was described by the Ministry of Defence as an "approachable and compassionate officer" who cared deeply for the wellbeing of those around him.
Capt Barrie's death takes the total number of UK service members to have lost their lives since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001 to 438.
