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Anthony France

Funeral for black WW2 veteran Peter Brown moved to The Strand to accommodate crowds

The funeral of one of the last black RAF Second World War veterans will finally take place at historic St Clement Danes church on May 25.

Flight Sergeant Peter Brown, who flew in an elite group dubbed ‘Pilots of the Caribbean’, died alone aged 96 in Maida Vale.

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