HUNDREDS OF people gathered in a famous central London earlier today to pay their respects...
The World War II veteran is believed to be one of the last Caribbean RAF pilots who fought for BritainHUNDREDS OF people gathered in a famous central London earlier today to pay their respects to a World War II veteran believed to be one of the last black RAF pilots who fought for Britain.
Friends and members of the Caribbean community gather after the funeral of Flt Sgt Peter Brown, a Jamaican-born WW2 RAF airman at the Royal Air Force’s historic St Clement Danes Church Relative Brooke Alexander had travelled more than 4,000 miles from the Jamaican capital Kingston to attend today’s funeral.
The funeral service was led by Reverend Ruth Hake, the RAF’s Deputy Chaplain in Chief. She said: “The service today was incredibly moving. It was a real privilege to be with those who have travelled across the world to remember Peter and to meet friends and neighbours from Peter’s local community.”
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