George Peter Osborne died in Southampton General Hospital on the 20th January 2019 aged 96 years. Sadly his executor died a month previously.
Two friends are arranging his funeral for Thursday 14th February at The East Chapel of Southampton Crematorium at 09.45hrs.
Whilst looking through a photograph album of his it turns out that he was, according to the RAF Museum in London, a signaller in Bomber Command Air Crew.
There is, so far, 2 people attending his funeral, is there anyone out there that could help to swell the ranks and give this brave hero who has no family a fitting send-off?
Paul Capper, Eastleigh's Independent Funeral Directors 023 8061 2444
Funeral of Bomber Command signaller
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Surely Southampton RAFA and RBL will turn out.
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Had a quick look for e-mail contact details for them with no luck. However it is now very short notice. Hopefully Mr Capper wil have contacted them.
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It's sad that someone has to die before their value is recognised.
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It's stories like this that just make my day. May he Rest in Peace having had an honourable funeral.G-CPTN wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:33 pmHundreds of people have packed out a chapel for the funeral of an RAF veteran with no surviving family.
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Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:00 pmIt's stories like this that just make my day. May he Rest in Peace having had an honourable funeral.G-CPTN wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:33 pmHundreds of people have packed out a chapel for the funeral of an RAF veteran with no surviving family.
This was posted on Facebook from a chap who attended the funeral:
I went guys. It was a fitting send off. There must have been two or three hundred people there. He had a guard of honour from some RAF officers in uniform and some RMP's. Standing room only outside the crem and a lovely service broadcast on a PA to the thirty or so of us stood outside.
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