Hundreds attend 100-year-old Salford RAF veteran's funeral

Name: Hundreds attend 100-year-old Salford RAF veteran's funeral
Uploaded: 2019-10-09T19:59:25.000Z
Duration: 45 s
Description: Mourners attend the funeral of Oswald Dixon after a plea by his nursing home.

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Hundreds of people turned out in the pouring rain to pay their respects to 100-year-old war RAF veteran Oswald Dixon.

Mr Dixon had no known UK relatives so his nursing home in Salford asked for people to attend.

Following the service, there was a private wake at the nursing home

Manchester

9 October 2019