Dambusters' ground crew veteran's funeral

nice pics here..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2500051/We-remember-Hundreds-flock-Remembrance-Day-funeral-Bomber-Command-veteran-died-aged-aged-99-rest-Britain-stands-honour-fallen.html

From ITV
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-11-10/funeral-dambusters-war-veteran-harold-jellicoe-percival/

Reminiscent of the story of Dam Buster Bill Townsend’s rear gunner who died in poverty in the late 70’s. He would have gone to a paupers grave had there not been a media appeal then and help from his ex-comrades.

by the scenes on sky-news he had a grand send off, as mentioned above pity it needed the undertakers appeal, but all credit to him for doing it.

R.I.P

Gone, but certainly NOT forgotten

http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/11/harold-jellicoe-percival-funeral-of-raf-veteran-gets-underway-with-hundreds-of-strangers-attending-4181755/

ex-Dambuster groundcrew – I wonder if the Lanc is available…

R.I.P Coe

one gets the feeling this chap will get seen off in style, and so he should.

+1.

Heard and interview with the undertaker on Radio 5 last night. They are now expecting hundreds of people to attend the funeral including representatives of the RAFA, RAFBF, RBL, RAF ans the Army!

I hope he gets an amazing send-off. Blue skies to you Sir!

This comment on there says a bit to me as well ” What a shame that Mr Coe Percival did not get this attention when he was alive and that it has taken a newspaper advert to get anyone to go to his funeral. Well done to those who are making the effort now.”

More

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/527415-request-help.html

I have stuck it on my facebook page as well.

It all started from an advert placed in a paper, one gets the feeling this chap will get seen off in style, and so he should.

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/527408-any-takers.html