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Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:16 pm
by ricardian
From Paul Capper (Funeral Director):
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

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:00 pm
by ian16th
Surely Southampton RAFA and RBL will turn out.

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:47 am
by Ex-Ascot
ian16th wrote:
Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:00 pm
Surely Southampton RAFA and RBL will turn out.
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.

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:39 pm
by ricardian

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:30 pm
by G-CPTN
It's sad that someone has to die before their value is recognised.

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 3:33 pm
by G-CPTN

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:00 pm
by Mrs Ex-Ascot
It's stories like this that just make my day. :YMAPPLAUSE: May he Rest in Peace having had an honourable funeral. ^:)^

Re: Funeral of Bomber Command signaller

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:54 pm
by ricardian
Mrs Ex-Ascot wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:00 pm
It's stories like this that just make my day. :YMAPPLAUSE: May he Rest in Peace having had an honourable funeral. ^:)^
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.