D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell was given a full guard of honour by the Parachute Association.D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell was given a full guard of honour by the Parachute Association.
D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell was given a full guard of honour by the Parachute Association.

Hero's send-off for Morecambe D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell

Morecambe D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell was given a hero’s send-off as he was taken on his final journey.

World War Two hero and great-grandad Jack Bracewell passed away peacefully at the age of 99 on March 24.

Jack’s funeral service was held at Lancaster & Morecambe Crematorium today, Wednesday.

His coffin was adorned with a Union Flag and he was carried in a horse-drawn glass carriage, and met by a guard of honour from the Parachute Association.

Watch a video of Jack's final journey here

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