Incredible moment hundreds attend funeral of WWII hero who died with no relatives – thanks to The Sun’s campaign
in Maida Vale, near Lord’s cricket ground. He had never married and neighbours in the street where he lived for half a century had never heard him mention relatives.But in MarchAmong the packed congregation yesterday were Brooke Alexander, 31, Peter’s cousin’s granddaughter on his mother’s side, who travelled 4,600 miles from Kingston, Jamaica, to be at the moving service.
Clive, whose uncles Cecil and Rennie also served in the RAF, said: “This man died alone but we couldn’t let him go to his grave alone.
The congregation heard how Peter was a big fan of Queen Elizabeth, who he regarded as a “twin” as they were born in the same year, and he was terribly upset by her death last year.“He nearly reached the century but got caught in the 90s.” Another neighbour, Julian Futter, told Peter’s relative Brooke: “He was a good man and we really miss him.
“It was fantastic to meet the other side of his family, to chat with them and find others who knew him too.12
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