A WWII VETERAN DIED WITHOUT FAMILY TO ATTEND HIS FUNERAL – WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS AMAZING [View all]

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Harold Jellicoe Percival, a veteran of RAF Bomber Command in WWII, died last month aged 99. Sadly, he had no close family or friends left to attend his funeral. A death notice for Percival asked if any service personnel could attend the funeral.



I bet they didn’t count on this response.

Those involved in organising Mr Percival’s funeral were contacted by veterans’ groups and other military supporters keen to acknowledge Mr Percival’s career. [source]

Soon twitter and other social media sites were spreading his story around the world, with people hoping that it might reach someone who was able to come to the funeral and honor the man who had sacrificed for his country.

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While there had been a lot of buzz on social media sites and in papers, it was unclear whether that would translate into people actually attending the memorial service. Held on a rainy Armistice Day (fittingly), the Lytham Park Crematorium opened up, not to no one but to hundreds. Veterans and civilians alike lined the walkways to honor Percival and pay their last respects to the man who was a stranger but no less deserving.





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