THE bodies of three soldiers who died in Afghanistan are being repatriated on Friday.

Corporal Harvey Holmes, of 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, Sapper Daryn Roy, of 21 Engineer Regiment, and Lance Corporal Barry Buxton, 21 Engineer Regiment, are being flown back to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire.

The cortege will arrive in Headley Way, Headington, between 3pm and 3.30pm.