Best of British

Von Smallhausen · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:14

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24889924

No words needed really but a fitting send off for a humble man who kept 617 Sqn airborne during WWII.

I hope Mr Perceval has found peace.

cu3ed · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:20

Really good to read that.

Castiel · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:20

A moving story...thankyou for bring it my attention.

Maccy · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:22

What a great & interesting story, sounds like a brilliant man. RIP.

Edrof · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:25

Von Smallhausen · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:43

Also had a middle name of Jellicoe. I wonder if he had naval links ?

Cosimo · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:49

What an interesting story. RIP

Castiel · 11 Nov 2013 at 13:56

Von Smallhausen said:
Also had a middle name of Jellicoe. I wonder if he had naval links ?

Possibly just named after John Rushworth Jellicoe Commander of the British fleet at Jutland and Gov-Gen of New Zealand.

Hades · 11 Nov 2013 at 15:24

wordy · 11 Nov 2013 at 15:37

Von Smallhausen said:
Also had a middle name of Jellicoe. I wonder if he had naval links ?

Great story, cheers

Doubt he was related to Adm J Jellicoe though

Qjumper · 11 Nov 2013 at 15:44

Great read, good to see that it can still happen out there.

P3N9U1N · 11 Nov 2013 at 15:45

Good to see he got some recognition in the end. RIP

platypus · 11 Nov 2013 at 15:53

Great story that.

Cleisthenes · 11 Nov 2013 at 16:15

Lovely to see this kind of thing from time to time; as you say, best of British

AtreuS · 11 Nov 2013 at 18:50

I have had a really terrible day, and got home in a right mood at the selfishness and arrogance of persons that shall remain nameless ( bad day as I said ) and I came across this story on the beeb... a war veterans funeral attended by hundreds because there was a fear he would have no one to see him off.

Actually nearly made me blub to know that not everyone is a selfish bugger.... really smacked me out of my mood.

Wish I had known about it I would have gone myself, then taken the dog for a beach walk as I often do up by Fleetwood.

RIP "coe"... you were remembered by a lot more than I will!

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Qel · 11 Nov 2013 at 18:55

Great story, thanks for sharing.

gettothechopper · 11 Nov 2013 at 18:58

Saw this on bbc. Great story

Theophany · 11 Nov 2013 at 18:59

Stuff · 11 Nov 2013 at 20:15

Saw this on Reddit a few days ago.. It's amazing what social media can do