Royal Wootton Bassett remembers repatriations - in pictures

A Royal British Legion standard bearer adjusts his beret before a repatriation Photograph: Kieran Doherty

18 February 2010: Mourners embrace as the hearses carrying the coffins of five British soldiers are driven through the streets of Wootton Bassett. Lance Sergeant Dave Greenhalgh, Lance Corporal Darren Hicks, Kingsman Sean Dawson, Rifleman Mark Marshall and Sapper Guy Mellors were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan's Helmand province earlier in February Photograph: Kieran Doherty

23 March 2010: A mourner kisses the hearse carrying the coffin of Lieutenant Corporal Scott Hardy of the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment as it is driven through the streets of Wootton Bassett Photograph: Kieran Doherty

Members of the Royal British Legion Bikers chat before a repatriation Photograph: Kieran Doherty

26 May 2010: The daughter and brother of Corporal Stephen Walker of 40 Commando, wait for his coffin to be driven through Wootton Bassett Photograph: Kieran Doherty

3 June 2010: The wife and child of Corporal Stephen Curley watch the cortege pass through the town. The bodies of Corporal Curley and Marine Scott Taylor, both of 40 Commando, and Gunner Zak Cusack, of 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, were repatriated Photograph: Kieran Doherty

20 July 2010: Mourners watch as the cortege passes carrying Marine Matthew Harrison, of 40 Commando, and Lieutenant Neal Turkington, Corporal Arjun Purja Pun and Major Josh Bowman of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles. The soldiers were killed in Afghanistan Photograph: Kieran Doherty

Soldiers line the high street as they wait for a British serviceman to be repatriated Photograph: Kieran Doherty

10 March 2011: A dog with a union flag before the cortege carrying the body of Lance Corporal Liam Tasker is driven through Wootton Bassett after his repatriation ceremony at RAF Lyneham. Lance Corporal Tasker was shot dead in Afghanistan on 1 March 2011 and his military working dog, Theo, died of a seizure shortly afterwards Photograph: Kieran Doherty

10 March 2011: A woman and her dog stand in the window of Trow and Sons as the cortege carrying the body of Lance Corporal Liam Tasker is driven through the town Photograph: Kieran Doherty