THE parents of a North-East soldier who died in mysterious circumstances marked the fourth anniversary of his death at the weekend.

But Geoff and Diane Gray have been unable to visit their son Geoff's grave in Seaham, County Durham, because of their campaign for a public inquiry into his death.

Private Gray was just 17 when he was found dead from gunshot wounds at Deepcut barracks, in Surrey, on September 17, 2001.

Four years on, Mr Gray remains convinced that his son was murdered and is calling for a public inquiry into the death, as well as those of Privates Sean Benton, Cheryl James and James Collinson at the camp between 1995 and 2002.

The deaths were the subject of a 15-month reinvestigation by Surrey Police which did not result in any prosecutions.

But the results of the probe have never been published or shown to the families and Surrey Police's handling of the investigation itself is being examined by the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Devon and Cornwall Police have also just completed a two-year review of the Surrey force's handling of the inquiry but the families have not been given access to their findings.

Mr and Mrs Gray, who now live in London, said they had not been able to make the journey to their son's grave at the weekend because they were visiting TV studios to publicise the campaign.

Mr Gray said: "I've got to do that. I would have liked to have had a nice quiet day where we sat and thought about the good times with Geoff."

Surrey Police Deputy Chief Constable Brian Moore has told the family they must wait to hear if they will be shown the contents of the Devon and Cornwall Police report.