The funeral of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, who was shot and killed in Ottawa, has taken place in his home town of Hamilton.
The 24-year-old was shot in the back as he stood on guard at the war memorial in the Canadian capital on 22 October by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who minutes later stormed the parliament complex before he was fatally shot.
Cpl Cirillo was laid to rest following a full regimental funeral, with his Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment - dressed in ceremonial kilts, white boots and garters - following behind the main funeral party through the streets of Hamilton.
The soldier's five-year-old son Marcus followed the procession on foot, carrying a Canadian flag, along with Cpl Corillo's mother.
A flag, belt, bayonet and the soldier's regimental badge were placed on Cpl Cirillo's coffin and a unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) also formed part of the procession.
Crowds lined the route through the city up to Christ's Church Cathedral. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was also expected to be among the mourners during the service.
After he was killed, Cpl Cirillo's family thanked Canadians after thousands lined the 300-mile route between Ottawa and Hamilton to pay their respects.
In a statement, they said: "On October 22nd we lost a son, a brother, a father, a friend and a national hero.
"We are not only mourning as a family but also a country, when we lost Nathan we all mourn as one. There are no words to express the sadness that has fallen upon us all.
"We take comfort knowing Nathan has done our country proud."
Cpl Cirillo was the second soldier killed in attacks in Canada in a week after the country announced it would step up its involvement in airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
Patrice Vincent, 53, was killed on 20 October when a man ran over him and another soldier in a separate attack near Montreal.
The RCMP said on Monday that Zehaf-Bibeau had left a video claiming his attack was motivated by opposition to Canadian foreign policy.
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