Airman will be honoured with a service at 600-seat St Clement Danes, the RAF Central Church in Westminster, after massive public interest in his story.
The funeral of one of the last black RAF veterans of the Second World War will take place in a historic 600-seat church in the centre of London after so many people asked to attend it.Initially, his funeral service was scheduled to take place at a 140-capacity chapel in Mortlake, in the southwest of the city.After a campaign in The Sun newspaper to find any surviving family members to attend the funeral, his incredible life story struck a chord with thousands of people.
Born in Jamaica in 1926, Mr Brown enlisted in the RAF Volunteer Reserve in September 1943 and flew Lancaster bomber planes. He trained as a wireless operator/air gunner and was posted to RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.Brown enlisted in the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1943 and flew Lancaster bomber planes "Our priority has always been to ensure Mr Brown receives a fitting, dignified send-off which allows those wishing to pay their respects the opportunity to do so.
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