Hundreds of people have gathered to pay tribute to a WW2 veteran who died earlier this month.
Maurice Winspear passed away at the age of 98 in a care home in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough.
Sue Dicken, the funeral celebrant, shared an appeal online asking people to attend Mr Winspear’s funeral after discovering he had no living friends or relatives.
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