Crowds of mourners turned out today to pay their respects to Pat Lamb whose body was found almost a month after he went missing from a Maidstone nightclub.

A final send-off to the 28-year-old took place at 2pm at Barham Crematorium near Canterbury, with close family, friends and those involved in the search, in attendance.

Dozens gathered to celebrate the life of Mr Lamb at a touching ceremony which featured readings from his sister Zoe and brother Jamie.

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Among those who attended the service at the Canterbury Road site was chairman of Kent Search and Rescue, Paul Lewis.

The voluntary organisation dedicated more than 1,000 hours to the search effort and Mr Lamb's family are requesting that donations be made to the charity.

Watch: Pat Lamb's coffin arrives at Barham crematorium

Mr Lamb, who lived in Greenhithe with his girlfriend Natasha Morgan but was originally from Canterbury, disappeared from Bar Chocolate in the early hours of Saturday, December 13.

A high-profile search was launched, with family members, friends, volunteers and police officers joining forces to scour areas of the town centre and banks of the River Medway.

Tragically, on Saturday, January 10, the broadcast engineer’s body was found in the river at Cuxton Marina.

Watch: Family and friends bid farewell to Pat Lamb

Mr Lamb's coffin was carried by three of his brothers and a friend to the sounds of I Giorni by Ludorico Einaudi a song that features in the film This is England, one of Mr Lamb's favourites.

During the service his family chose to reflect his love and talent for singing with another song, Hooked on a Feeling from the film Guardians of the Galaxy. It was the last song his mother heard Pat singing.

Zoe Lamb read the poem the family released when news of her brother's death broke.

"You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back

Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on."

Mr Lamb's school days were recounted as mourners were told he was called 'Perfect Pat' in reference to his good looks and footballing ability. He was also a keen Manchester United fan.

After the funeral mourners travelled to the Jolly Sailor pub in Canterbury for a wake.

Moving tributes were also paid to the former Canterbury College student immediately after his death, with flowers laid both at the marina and outside TK Maxx in Maidstone.

Mr Lamb's family paid tribute to an extremely kind and selfless man who would always put others before himself.

A fundraising page to help pay for the funeral was set up, with more than £1,000 raised.

More than £3,000 had previously been donated to support search efforts, a total which was donated to Kent Search and Rescue following Mr Lamb’s death.

His family thanked the organisation and Kent Police at his funeral and announced a fund has been set up in Mr Lamb's memory to benefit Kent Search and Rescue.

An inquest into his death was opened at Archbishop’s Palace, in Mill Street, Maidstone, on January 19 and adjourned until April 1, with the cause of death recorded as immersion, meaning he could have drowned or suffered a cardiac arrest due to shock brought on by entering cold water.