Funeral takes place for WW2 veteran Billy Reynolds

Mr Reynolds served in the Army throughout the campaign to liberate Europe

The funeral of the last member of Jersey's Normandy Veterans Association has taken place in St Saviour's Church.

The life of Billy Reynolds, who died in November, aged 100, was celebrated during the service on Friday afternoon.

Raised in Jersey, he left the island just before Nazi Germany invaded in 1940 during World War Two.

Mr Reynolds was awarded France's highest military honour, the Legion d'Honneur, for his actions throughout the war.

He served in the Army throughout the campaign to liberate Europe, driving trucks full of ammunition up to the front line.

At the time of his passing, the Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd, said Mr Reynolds would be "missed by so many".

He said: "He was intensely proud of his family and Jersey, and, as one of the last remaining veterans of the Second World War, he was also very proud of his war service in the British Army.

"He lived his life to the full, and a man who gave so much throughout his life - a real hero and a gentleman and family man who will be missed by so many."

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