Crowds turn out for Wolverhampton funeral of Arnhem veteran Tom, 97
More than 100 mourners turned out to pay their respects to Arnhem veteran Tom Brewin, who died aged 97.
Members of the Royal British Legion formed a guard of honour as Mr Brewin's coffin, draped with the flag of the South Staffordshire Regiment, was carried into St John's Church in the Square, in Wolverhampton.
His war medals and maroon beret were placed on top of the coffin.
Mr Brewin died on February 2 at Eversleigh Care Home in Albert Road, after a short illness.
The service was led by Rector of Wolverhampton, the Rev Preb David Wright, and his son, also called Tom, spoke of his father's time in the forces.
Mr Brewin was one of the last survivors from Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's ill-fated Operation Market Garden in September 1944.
The operation, portrayed in Richard Attenborough's epic film A Bridge Too Far, was the largest airborne operation of the war.
