Mourners pay tribute to black RAF pilot who flew in Second World War
Family members were joined by representatives from Caribbean community organisations and those who helped trace his relatives.
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Family members were joined by representatives from Caribbean community organisations and those who helped trace his relatives.
The funeral of Flight Sergeant Peter Brown was supposed to have been a low-key affair, just a handful of friends and neighbours at a suburban crematorium. Then
Peter Brown was one of about 5,500 men from the former British West Indies who volunteered to fight for Britain during World War II.
Flight Sergeant Peter Brown's funeral at the Central Church of the RAF on the Strand in London was attended by hundreds of people after a campaign for a "fitting" send-off.
Family members were joined by representatives from Caribbean community organisations and those who helped trace his relatives.