A Royal Marine who became the first Briton to be killed while fighting against ISIS was laid to rest today as hundreds of Kurdish mourners gathered to pay their respects . Konstandinos Erik Scurfield , 25 , from Barnsley , South Yorkshire , became the first Briton to be killed fighting the terror group in Syria when he was brought down by mortar fire on March 2 . Mr Scurfield who was killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces in the frontline village of Tel Khuzela in Syria was given a hero 's send-off by members of the Kurdish community in Nottingham today . Before the funeral service his body was brought to St Paul 's with St Stephen 's Church to allow members of the public and Kurdish community to pay their respects . The funeral of Konstandinos Erik Scurfield at St Paul 's with St Stephen 's Church , Nottingham . The ex-Royal Marine was killed in Syria fighting with Kurdish forces against ISIS . At least two mourners attending the service in Nottingham , were wearing military dress , one was flying a People ’ s Protection Unit flag . Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their final respects to Mr Scurfield who was killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces in the frontline village of Tel Khuzela in Syria . His coffin was draped in the Union Jack and a flag of the Kurdish People ’ s Protection Units , among other flags , along with flowers and a picture of Mr Scurfield . At least two mourners attending the service in Nottingham , were wearing military dress , one was flying a People ’ s Protection Unit flag . Several other mourners at the ceremony carried flags or placards with the slain fighters image on them . Several other mourners at the ceremony carried flags or placards with the slain fighters image on them . His coffin was given a hero 's welcome as he passed while mourners , many in tears , paid tribute to the ex-marine - known as Kosta to his comrades - and threw flowers at his coffin as it passed . Mr Scurfield , of Barnsley , South Yorkshire , had ambitions to become an actor before joining the Royal Marines , aged 21 . However , he fled to Syria to fight alongside the Kurdish forces after becoming ‘ horrified by the atrocities being carried out by ISIS ’ . Mr Scurfield 's body was flown to Manchester last week because the People ’ s Protection Unit ( YPG ) , who he was fighting alongside , has a large base in the city . His coffin was draped in the Union Jack and a flag of the Kurdish People ’ s Protection Units , among other flags , along with flowers and a picture of Mr Scurfield . Mr Scurfield 's body was flown to Manchester last week because the People ’ s Protection Unit ( YPG ) , who he was fighting alongside , has a large base in the city . His coffin was given a hero 's welcome as he passed while mourners , many in tears , paid tribute to the ex-marine - known as Kosta to his comrades - and threw flowers at his coffin as it passed . There were shouts of 'martyr ' and 'hero ' from the crowd , many of whom carried his picture . His mother Vasliki said she was proud of the her son for standing up for the freedom of Kurdish people in Syria . 'Although he did not die fighting for a British cause he died representing British values , ' she said . Mr Scurfield , from Barnsley , South Yorkshire , was shot dead on March 2 while fighting against ISIS in Syria . Hozen Kasen , a prominent member of PYD in Manchester , added : 'We are very proud that Konstandinos Erik Scurfield went to represent us in a plight that was not his own . 'He is not just a Kurdish hero but a humanitarian hero and will go down in history as such . ' Prior to his death , he recorded video footage of himself – dressed in army fatigues – in which he said : 'My name is Konstandinos Erik Scurfield . I came here on my own free will and I came here to help . ' His family , who live in a detached former farmhouse in Royston , near Barnsley , South Yorkshire , were devastated to hear of his death . They were under the impression that he had left Britain in November last year to provide 'medical and humanitarian support ' as an expert in battlefield medicine . Shortly after his death , Mr Scurfield 's father Chris and uncle travelled out to Syria to try and repatriate his body . In his final Facebook post , Mr Scurfield , who was an expert in battlefield medicine , revealed : 'The Corps told my mum and I think she 's taken it pretty well , I might even think she is a little bit proud . ' Mr Scurfield also revealed 'quite a lot of Westerners ' pack up and leave after a short time , disappointed by the Kruds ' 'skills and drills ' . But Mr Scurfield was impressed by the attitude of the Kurdish fighters - who are the only troops on the ground fighting . 'The Kurds do n't do stuff like us but they never drip about going on patrol , ' he wrote .
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