A 92-year-old British war veteran who fought in the Second World War a way out of a Japanese prisoner of war camp, deserves to have a funeral with many audiences.
Tom Bryan was stationed in what was then Burma (Myanmar), where he was captured. Only decades later he could talk about the horrors he had witnessed.
" closed Encircled and weeks they fought their way out, often in hand-to-hand combat, as they caught and killed Allies found whose tortured bodies were left behind ", wrote Budgett. " I ask all of you to forward this to anyone who has served or who lives near Stockport and wants to express his respect for a man who was profoundly changed by his experiences in the war. "
Hundreds of people have since announced that they will attend the cremation.
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