A funeral remembering Lance Corporal Liam Potts has taken place at Hexham Abbey, with members of his regiment attending the service for the 22-year-old Coldstream Guards soldier.
Liam was found dead in the River Tyne three days after he was reported missing on August 15. The source report does not give the calendar date of the funeral, but says the service took place on a Friday.
Tributes at Hexham Abbey
Liam’s father, Paul Potts, delivered a eulogy inside the abbey. Prayers were then led by Padre Captain Ian Fowler, adding a formal religious element to the service.
The funeral also included the official regimental collect for the Coldstream Guards. A reading of the Lord’s Prayer was followed by the hymn Jerusalem, according to the report.
The service lasted about an hour. It concluded with a second eulogy, read by Major Russell, followed by the commendation. The order of proceedings combined personal remembrance with the military traditions of the regiment in which Liam served.
Coffin taken to private burial
At around midday, Liam’s coffin was brought out of Hexham Abbey by his regimental comrades. It was placed in a hearse before the next stage of the arrangements.
A private burial followed, with the Last Post and Reveille forming part of the farewell. The report does not provide details of the burial location or say who attended it.
The funeral took place at the Northumberland abbey and was recorded in a photo gallery. The published images show the service and the involvement of Liam’s Coldstream Guards comrades, including the movement of the coffin from the building to the hearse.
The service followed the discovery of Liam’s body in the River Tyne after the missing-person report made on August 15. No further information about the circumstances of his death, the search or the private burial is provided in the supplied report.
The article was published by ChronicleLive Hexham at 15:38 on 11 September 2026.