the fallen. yes, and the stone which remembered the fallen. yes, and the stone which remembered harry the fallen. yes, and the stone which remembered harry billinge, - the fallen. yes, and the stone which remembered harry billinge, mbe. . the fallen. yes, and the stone which i remembered harry billinge, mbe. that was quite an emotional moment. today he will always be remembered because his name is carved in stone alongside those that he wanted to remember. ., ., , ., ~ remember. how do you think he will be remembered remember. how do you think he will be remembered today remember. how do you think he will be remembered today at remember. how do you think he will be remembered today at his - remember. how do you think he will be remembered today at his funeral| be remembered today at his funeral and by all of those across the country? he and by all of those across the count ? ., ~ and by all of those across the count ? ., ~ ., , country? he would like to be remembered coun
people gather to lay him to rest today. richard is here today. a sad day, but what a character, we are also remembering him, tell us about the harry that you you. it is the harry that you you. it is important the harry that you you. it is important to the harry that you you. it is important to remember - the harry that you you. it 3 important to remember and rejoice who harry was and what he got up to. he was a sort of person he would naturally talk to anyone. he wanted to share his experiences that he had that twinkle, that certain germ that made him an easy to relate to. he could be a naughty boy. i know that the fundraiserjulie would rig him a couple of times a week and he would always welcome her the same way, hello, darling. a real character, but some are a real passion. he has
mr billinge was 96 when he died earlier this month. our correspondentjon kay reports. it s not about me, he always said, it s about the boys who didn t come home. but today, it was about harry billinge d day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. the church so full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we ve got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore. but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. so all sorts of things that perhaps a lot of people didn t know he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my darling. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw
john maguire has been talking to those people who knew him best. we know about harry billinge as the young soldier who was one of the first ashore on d day, and as the old soldier, who campaigned tirelessly to see a memorial built in normandy for his fallen comrades. but during the decades in between, he lived a very full life of faith and of family. what has been the response from people? 0utpouring of love. amazing. cards every day. got to feel the love, you know. yeah. the love for my dad. lots of love for dad. it has been one of my great privileges of the last few years to have met and got to know harry a little bit i am so grateful to have had that opportunity. they take much solace from the messages such as this letterfrom field marshal montgomery s grandson henry. i have a lot to learn from him.
who died earlier this month, aged 96. his funeral will take place in his home town of st austell, in cornwall. jon kay is there for us. jon, it s a sad day but also a chance to celebrate an incredible life. absolutely, that is precisely the tone that people are hoping for today. thank you forjoining us. a beautiful body, rightly so, in a beautiful morning as we remember the spirit of harry billinge. this is where he lived for most of his life, just outside st austell, he would talk to the children in the school is about the horrors of war, this is where he raised his children, and he raised money to pay for that memorial in nobody for those who did not survive. in normandy. hundreds of