Members of the 1st Battalion, The Rifles, in which he served, carried his Union flag draped coffin into the church and gave him a final salute.
He was later cremated in a private family service at Roucan Loch.
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Corporal Hoole’s last journey started in his home village just after 1 pm where locals and comrades lined the streets as his hearse passed by in the rain, led by a military piper, enroute to Dumfries.
A packed congregation at the Crichton Church heard tributes from his brother Tyrone, also in the Army, and his grandfather Jack Craig, himself a veteran.
And Captain Ian Cullen, of The Rifles, spoke on behalf of the regiment.
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Prayers were led during the emotional service by the infantry’s senior chaplain Paul Swinn and army padre Andy Oliver, and the hymns were Amazing Grace and I Vow To Thee.
Two of his favourite songs were also played: ‘Yellow’ by Coldplay and ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ by Green Day.
The 26-year-old died last week as he completed a run and fitness tests in Wales as part of his work towards becoming a platoon sergeant.
His father Phillip Hoole, a former sergeant major in the British Army, this week described his son as ‘extremely fit, extremely dedicated and professional.”
He added: “He was also a very caring young man who would help anybody.”
Josh was engaged to be married to his fiancee Rachael McKie, with whom he shared a house in Dumfries.
He was also due to be best man at his brother’s wedding near Edinburgh this weekend – and that will still go ahead as planned.