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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nick Forbes

‘Very moving’ farewell for Scots D-Day veteran on funeral day

A funeral was held for Jim Glennie in Aberdeen (University of Aberdeen) - (PA Media)

Scottish D-Day veteran Jim Glennie was given a “very moving” farewell on the day of his funeral by the regimental museum where he volunteered for decades.

Mr Glennie, who died on July 7 at the age of 100, was a well-known face at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen – having volunteered there since 1997.

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