A street entertainer famous for balancing upside down with his head in a bucket has died.

Travis Linton Galleymore was killed after falling from a bridge at Brockley station, south east London, around 5.30pm on August 4.

The 31-year-old was well known in Plymouth, Devon, for jamming his head in a bucket on the street to earn some money.

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Travis Linton Galleymore, who was well-known in Plymouth, Devon, for standing with his head in a bucket, died on August 4, his family confirmed

His true identity was only released after his death as his brother paid tribute to him:

'He was the Bucket Man and a loving brother and very good man, who was not only hard working, but a well-educated South African-born human being.

'But he struggled to find a good employer in the city of Plymouth where he felt most at home. May his soul rest at peace.'

Mr Linton Galleymore was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and previously worked as an engineer and plumber for a yachting company.

He moved to the UK and, after a stint selling the Big Issue, took up his balancing act in 2009.

He usually covered his face but in an interview last year he explained his bizarre stunt.

He said: 'It's difficult to explain, I had no alternative

'When I first came here I sold the Big Issue for a while, then I had a job getting cash in hand, then I had a problem with my visa, so I decided to put my head in a bucket.

His true identity was only revealed after his family, who live in Australia, confirmed he had died

Mr Linton Galleymore described why he used to do the act in a note, which read: 'This is my job. This is seriously difficult'

'If I was selling the Big Issue standing on my feet, maybe people wouldn't really care. I'm just upside down.'

A senior officer at London's Inner South Coroner's Office said: 'The death on August 4, 2015 on the railway near Brockley station of Travis Galleymore was reported to the coroner.

'He opened an investigation and inquest on August 7, 2015 and listed the final hearing for Wednesday March 2, 2016.'

Mr Linton Galleymore will be cremated on September 9 in London.

His family, who will be flying over to attend, will be taking his ashes home to Perth, west Australia.

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