A private service has been held on board a Royal Navy warship in memory of a North-East marine killed in Iraq.
Marine Christopher Maddison's family joined representatives of HMS Ocean for the service this morning, an MoD spokeswoman said.
One of the ship's four landing craft was re-dedicated in memory of the 24-year-old during the ceremony on board HMS Ocean at her Plymouth base.
Marine Maddison, originally from Scarborough, was serving with Plymouth-based 9 Assault Squadron Royal Marines when he was killed in Basra on March 30.
An MoD investigation into the incident which resulted in his death is still under way, the spokeswoman said.
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