More than a hundred turn out for former soldier's funeral

Scores of strangers turned out for the funeral of Harold Morgan an 85-year-old former Welsh Guard

Megan Boot reports:

The funeral of former Welsh Guardsman Harold Morgan is due to get underway in St Athan.

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More than 100 people have turned up to pay tribute to Mr Morgan, who died in a care home with no known next of kin.

Scores of strangers are expected to attend the funeral of an 85-year-old former Welsh Guard tomorrow, thanks to a social media campaign.

Harold Morgan had no known next of kin and funeral organisers feared no one would turn up to pay their respects.

But now it looks like there might not be enough room for everyone after the local community pulled together to plan a fitting send-off for Mr Morgan.

The Reverend of St Tathan church in the Vale of Glamorgan has spoken of her pride that the local community has pulled together to give a late Welsh Guard a proper send-off.

Harold Morgan, 85, had no known next of kin, and it was feared no one would turn up to his funeral - until a social media appeal changed everything.

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St Tathan's church in the Vale of Glamorgan had been unable to trace 85-year-old Harold Morgan's relatives.

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St Tathan's Church in the Vale of Glamorgan appealed on Facebook for anyone who knew 85-year-old Harold Morgan to come forward.

Other Facebook users, most of whom did not know Mr Morgan, then posted on the thread offering to attend as a mark of respect.

A church in the Vale of Glamorgan is appealing for people who knew a former Welsh Guardsman to attend his funeral tomorrow.

Harold Morgan, 85, had asked for his final send-off to take place at St Tathan's Church in St Athan.

But organisers have put an appeal on Facebook after struggling to trace Mr Morgan's next of kin.

It has also emerged that Mr Morgan was a railway enthusiast, who was the founding member of the Welsh railways research circle and had written a couple of books on the subject.