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SINGAPORE : Over a hundred people attended the funeral of 3rd Sergeant Isz Sazli Sapari on Saturday afternoon.
The 19-year-old SAF personnel was one of two servicemen killed in the fighter jet crash incident in Taiwan.
Family members shared their moment of grief in prayer as the cortege arrived at a mosque at the Pusara Abadi Cemetery around 4.30pm.
His body had been flown back to Singapore via a RSAF C-130 aircraft earlier.
3rd Sergeant Isz Sazli was accorded a full military funeral at the Muslim cemetery in Lim Chu Kang.
Three rounds of ammunition were discharged as a sign of respect.
Those who turned up for the procession included friends and many army personnel.
Just last month, a Police Coast Guard had been buried there after he was killed in the line of duty.
And 3rd Sergeant Isz Sazli now rests some 50 metres from Station Inspector Mohd Khalid Muhamad.
Family members were too distraught and declined to be interviewed.
But his ex-schoolmates from Broadrick Secondary School, who had been looking forward to a class reunion, described him as likeable and easygoing.
The 3rd Sergeant was set to be enrolled in the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty at the NUS.
He was from Anderson JC.
Nurul Ain Alias, Former Secondary Schoolmate, said: "He has the biggest heart among all the guys I know. He's very kind, he always has a smile for every body. He tops the level every year and everybody knew him as a smart guy."
The family of the late Private Fan Yao Jin were in Taipei to conduct religious rites at the crash site.
MINDEF says arrangements are underway to transport the remains of Private Fan back to Singapore on Sunday.
He will also be accorded a full military funeral. - CNA/ch
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