Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral of a war veteran they never knew on Armistice Day, after it emerged he died with no close friends or relatives. Harold Jellicoe Percival, died last month aged 99 in a nursing home.
Harold Jellicoe Percival died aged 99 without close friends or relatives at hand at a nursing home, where staff worried no one would be at his funeral to mark his passing.
An old soldier has been honoured by hundreds of mourners at his funeral after fears his passing would be forgotten.
A war veteran who died with no close friends or relatives is expected to be given a fitting send-off today, after an internet campaign.