Hundreds line streets for funeral of D-Day veteran Harry Billinge
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “All the heroes are dead and I’ll never forget them.” Mr Billinge was also fundraising for the Poppy Appeal for 65 years, long before he set his focus on the memorial project. “Harry Billinge wasn’t a large man physically but he had a huge heart, indomitable spirit and a captivating personality,” Mr Witchell said. “We, the Normandy Memorial Trust, had this most inspiring champion, a 90-something-year-old poster boy no less,” Mr Witchell said. “For Harry it was never about him, it was always about them.” Mr Witchell said taking Mr Billinge to Normandy to see the memorial last year was an “emotional experience”, and revealed that the first thing he did was look for the names of friends and the soldiers he fought with.
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