British and American fighters who have been in combat against the so-called Islamic State (IS) have been commemorating a fallen comrade.

Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, 25, from Barnsley, was killed helping Kurdish forces in Syria.

He is said to have gone to Syria because he was "horrified by the atrocities being carried out there".

Friends and family paid tribute to the ex-Royal Marine at a ceremony at his grave at Wilford Hill in Nottingham, the city where he grew up.

During the ceremony, a captured IS flag was placed on his grave to honour his bravery.

Mr Scurfield is thought to be the first British person killed fighting IS extremists.