Private James Collinson, from Perth, was found dead from a gunshot wound at the Surrey army base in 2002 PAThe mother of a soldier who died at Deepcut Barracks says she is heartbroken after a thief stole a lantern from his grave at Christmas. Yvonne Heath’s son, Private James Collinson, 17, from Perth, was found dead from a gunshot wound at the Surrey army base in March 2002. Mrs Heath, who lives in Cheshire, visited his grave in Jeanfield Cemetery, Perth, on Christmas Day and returned on Boxing Day to find that a lantern she had left burning had been stolen. She wrote on Facebook that she felt heartbroken and added: “Another visit with my eldest this morning again only to find some low life has stolen one of his lanterns including the stand! I have no words.” She said that the theft was…

Source: The Times December 28, 2017 00:00 UTC