Just saw this on the BBC. So if anyone is in the Stockport area and wants to help the family pay their last respects to a veteran, see the link below for details:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34760585/family-appeal-for-people-to-come-to-ww2-veterans-funeral

Hopefully some on the forum are near Stockport or know people who are

Fingers crosses the British Legion will send som epeople down. This has happenend before in a similar situation.

Shared to several friends who live there.

I hope they get a good turnout.

I went to the funeral of a WW2 vet who was a family friend a while ago. He served in Italy with 2nd NZEF and in Japan with J Force just after the war ended.

He was a throughly good bloke, and was a long standing member of the local RSA (Returned Services Association - the Australian/NZ equivalent to the British Legion) so the President of the Wellington RSA gave a eulogy and a bugler played the Last Post.

As was said in the eulogy, there aren't many like that left in the world.

Quote from: mad lemmey on 09 November 2015, 08:30:07 AM
Shared to several friends who live there.

Well done that man

Me and my sister shared the fudge out of it on facefook

He got a nice turnout I believe 

Looks like he got a very nice send off :

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2015-11-10/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-war-veteran-tom/

Well done all

On this occasion, social media worked, and worked well. Glad it all turned out right.