Portishead veteran who was wounded in Normandy turns 100

People lined the streets as Mr Oborne walked into town for breakfast on his 100th birthday

A veteran who was wounded in Normandy and is the last surviving World War Two member of his British Legion branch has celebrated his 100th birthday.

Residents of Portishead, Somerset, lined the street as Arthur Oborne was accompanied by his daughter Elizabeth Gibson to a special birthday breakfast.

She said: "I was blown away by it, I could feel my eyes fill with tears.

"He's always been my hero and he's obviously been everyone else's hero as well."

She added: "He's absolutely amazing. He lives independently, he walked down here this morning - no stick, no wheelchair."

"He's always been my hero," Elizabeth said of her dad

Mr Oborne was wounded on 9 June 1944, three days after the D-Day landings in Normandy.

"It was worth fighting for," Mr Oborne said of his time in the army.

"I don't look at it as being a hero because I enjoyed a lot of it. I've had a good life."

Mr Oborne was wounded shortly after the Normandy landings

"I feel fine, I'm looking forward to a nice breakfast. Bacon and eggs, the usual," Mr Oborne added.

He said a "daily glass of red wine" was the secret to his long life.

"There's not many people like him left," said Berkeley Harris, chairman of the Portishead RBL, who also accompanied Mr Oborne to his special birthday meal.

"[He's] not only a world war veteran, but he got shot in the war, too.

"I know now that the secret to a long life is a glass of wine and a good breakfast," he added.