VIDEO: Guard of honour for Morecambe D-Day hero Jack Bracewell's final journey

A full guard of honour was held as Morecambe D-Day hero Jack Bracewell was taken on his final journey.
By Gayle Rouncivell
Published 6th Apr 2022, 15:04 BST
Updated 7th Apr 2022, 09:13 BST
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World War Two veteran and great-grandad Jack Bracewell passed away peacefully at the age of 99 on March 24.

His daughter Lynne and son-in-law Phil were with him at their home in Morecambe, where he had lived for the last 11 years since he lost his wife Dorothy.

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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.

D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell's coffin arrived by horse drawn carriage. Photo: Kelvin StuttardD-Day veteran Jack Bracewell's coffin arrived by horse drawn carriage. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard
D-Day veteran Jack Bracewell's coffin arrived by horse drawn carriage. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Jack was a World War Two veteran and was a driver in the Royal Army Service Corps when he landed at Gold Beach on D-Day on June 6 1944.

In 2017 he received his Legion D’Honneur – France’s highest military honour – and in 2021 he was awarded the Dutch Liberation Medal for services during World War Two.

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