This World War II Vet is not an America but he deserves a Honorable funeral. This Hero was a brave man and right in the mix of one of the greatest battles ever fought in the time period.. Please read and I ask the you share this.. His funeral is July 4th in the UK and has no well enough surviving family to make the funeral. Sydney Marshall (ex-Bomber Command mid-upper gunner) RIPFuneral of SIDNEY MARSHALL DFMDATE 4th JULYPLACE : LYTHAM CREMATORIUM ,FY8BLytham CrematoriumFY8 4 Lytham St Annes, LancashireSidney Marshall died alone at the age of 90 and undertakers fear that they will be the only ones to accompany him on his final journey to Lytham Crematorium at 1.30pm on July 4th.His bravery and skills in Bomber Command s Lancasters saw him complete 28 sorties- surviving as so many of his 9th Squadron colleagues died.He was involved in the attack which sank the mighty German battleship The Tirpitz and the D-Day landings.During one raid over Bergen his plane was attacked by five enemy fighters and from his mid upper gunner position Sidney shot all five down-a mission which earned him the Distinguished Flying Medal.After the war he ramined in the RAF and reached the rank of Warrant officer before he died suddenly at his home in Lytham St Annes,Lancs.Before he died the RAF Association helped him celebrate his 90th birthday by sending him the original citation which went with his medal which they traced in Ministry of Defence files.He has some surviving relatives but none are well enough to travel to the funeral.A spokesman for funeral directors handling the arrangements said:Sidney Joseph Marshall flew through some of the most heavily defended missions over Occupied Europe during the war.His coolness and bravery shone through-the fact he flew 28 sorties is a testimony to that.We are asking for anyone currently serving in the RAF or retired personnel to attend Sids funeral and give him the send off he deserves.It would really be appreciated as apart from ourselves we fear no one else will be there.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:05:54 +0000
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