Reverend thanks strangers attending ex-soldier funeral

I thought I would just put out a quick message on Facebook to see if we could trace some people who used to know him when he lived in the area but the story has just been taken off everywhere. We are now expecting so many people that we might even have to put up speakers outside.

I am really pleased for Harold that his funeral is not now going to be held in an empty church, even though it was sad we had to make an appeal in this way, I am so proud of the response from the community – many of whom are coming to the funeral of a man they may never even have met.