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Grief at his death was matched by admiration of all he achieved in his 100 years.
Every element of the event reflected aspects of his long, rich journey, from his devotion to his family to his wartime service.
His beloved Yorkshire roots were highlighted by the placing of a wreath, with 200 white roses, at his birthplace of Keighley on behalf of the Queen, who knighted him last summer.
Further south, at the funeral in his adopted home county of Bedfordshire, a firing party from the Yorkshire Regiment formed a moving tribute to his period in the Army, when he fought with astonishing bravery during the Burma campaign against the Japanese, even scouting behind enemy lines on his motorbike in the unforgiving terrain of the jungle. ....

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