More than 100 people then lined the street as the cortege drove through Carterton, Oxfordshire.

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The body of Melvin Hillier, 52, from Witney, was found at The Tower Centre in Alvescot Road, Carterton, on Thursday morning.

BBC: Alvescot Road, Carterton

Worst affected are Aldbourne in Wiltshire, Compton and Lambourn in Berkshire, Hambleden in Buckinghamshire, and Playhatch, Standlake and Carterton in Oxfordshire.

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Police were called by the ambulance service to an address at The Tower Centre in Alvescot Road, Carterton, shortly before 08:00 GMT.

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He was accused of outraging public decency in Carterton, Oxfordshire, in December.

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Mr Blundell, who has been to more than 100 repatriations, said local dignitaries "valiantly turn up every time" for the processions through Carterton.

BBC: Brize Norton military repatriation crowds 'dwindling'

Steve Blundell, of the Royal British Legion Riders Branch, said fewer people are turning out at Carterton - near RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.

BBC: Brize Norton military repatriation crowds 'dwindling'

Carterton's mayor said turnout varies based on a variety of factors.

BBC: Brize Norton military repatriation crowds 'dwindling'

About 200 people gathered to pay their respects, lining the streets of Carterton, near Brize Norton, as the convoy of hearses bearing Union flag-draped coffins came past.

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Adrian Coomber, mayor of Carterton, said numbers vary based on how far away a soldier's regiment is based and how many ceremonies take place in a single day.

BBC: Brize Norton military repatriation crowds 'dwindling'