RAF veteran's funeral attended by 100 strangers after plea
Hundreds of veterans and serving soldiers attended the funeral at Ipswich's Seven Hills Crematorium after a social media appeal
Ronald Gale enlisted in 1943, joining 47 Flight Squadron where he trained as a navigator and was posted to Canada. Born in 1925, the airman moved to Ipswich from Colchester when he was eight years old and joined the armed forces during World War Two, as soon as he was able to, in 1943.Mr Gale died at home in Ipswich on 23 December 2022.One of the only photos Ronald Gale's solicitors could find was on his bus pass
"It gives you a real sense of goodwill these people are here to send a veteran on his final journey and he's not going to be alone," he said.
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