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Friends of a D-Day hero who battled loneliness for the final years of his life have urged people to attend his funeral in Harlow to give him the send off he deserves.
He's happy, now that he's done what he needed to do. he's done an amazing job, hasn't he? yeah. we're just absolutely proud to have him here, to be honest. he's just an inspirational character. he's just, what he's done for the normandy trust and also, he'sjust an inspiring man. part of today's ceremony, forming a guard of honour, the men who wear the same beret and badge as harry. modern day commando engineers, men for whom harry is a great inspiration. it'sjust the influence he has on us, and sort of like trying to aspire to be as good as what those guys did on that day, just so inspirationa...
I really humbly thank you, one and all. don't call me sir, my name is harry! hip hip, hurray! h|p hip, hurray! i spent most of it crying, didn't i? ijust really wanted him to be there, on the opening, - and i think that was... it'sjust so sad, but. it was very powerful. i cry all the time anyway, so, nothing new there! . he's happy, now that he's done what he needed to do. he's done an amazing job, hasn't he? yeah. we're just absolutely proud to have him here, to be honest. he's just an inspirational character. he's just, what he's done for the normandy trust and also, he'sjust an inspiring ma...
I cry all the time anyway, so, nothing new there! i he's happy, now that he's done what he needed to do. he's done an amazing job, hasn't he? yeah. we're just absolutely proud to have him here, to be honest. he's just an inspirational character. he's just, what he's done for the normandy trust and also, he'sjust an inspiring man. part of today's ceremony, forming a guard of honour, the men who wear the same beret and badge as harry. modern day commando engineers, men for whom harry is a great inspiration. it'sjust the influence he has on us, and sort of like trying to aspire to be as good as w...
Ceremony takes place at Ver-sur-Mer for 22,442 soldiers under British command who died during D-day and Battle of Normandy<br>