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13/06/2006
Funeral held for Iraq journalist
The funeral of a British journalist who was killed while working in Iraq has taken place in London.
James Brolan, 42, who worked for US television network CBS as a soundman, was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad last month as they travelled with a team from the US 4th Infantry Division.
British cameraman Paul Douglas was also killed in the attack, while reporter Kimberley Dozier was seriously injured.
A US army officer and an Iraqi interpreter also died in the blast.
The funeral was held at St Mark Brookfield church in Kentish Town.
Mr Brolan, who was from Tufnell Park in north London, had served as a soldier in the Royal Green Jackets in the 1980s. He ran his own painting and decorating business after leaving the army, before becoming a sound recordist.
He had been married to his wife Geri for twenty years and the couple have two children - Sam, 18, and Agatha, 12.
Mr Douglas' funeral was held at Bedford Crematorium on Monday, More than 300 mourners attended.
Mr Douglas, 48, was married to wife, Linda, and the couple had two adult daughters and three grandchildren.
(KMcA/SP)
James Brolan, 42, who worked for US television network CBS as a soundman, was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad last month as they travelled with a team from the US 4th Infantry Division.
British cameraman Paul Douglas was also killed in the attack, while reporter Kimberley Dozier was seriously injured.
A US army officer and an Iraqi interpreter also died in the blast.
The funeral was held at St Mark Brookfield church in Kentish Town.
Mr Brolan, who was from Tufnell Park in north London, had served as a soldier in the Royal Green Jackets in the 1980s. He ran his own painting and decorating business after leaving the army, before becoming a sound recordist.
He had been married to his wife Geri for twenty years and the couple have two children - Sam, 18, and Agatha, 12.
Mr Douglas' funeral was held at Bedford Crematorium on Monday, More than 300 mourners attended.
Mr Douglas, 48, was married to wife, Linda, and the couple had two adult daughters and three grandchildren.
(KMcA/SP)
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