Funeral to take place for D-Day veteran, 106
The funeral for a D-Day veteran who died at the age of 106 is to take place later.A service, at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne, will be proceeded by a cortege, escorted by motorcycle riders from the Royal British Legion.
Ann Smith, a friend of Mr Millward's, said: "He will be very much missed because everybody loved him."Mrs Smith, who is the Ashbourne lead for the Royal British Legion, said: "He was part of the D-Day landings. He was one of the first off the boats. He was in the 'Ducks' - or amphibious landing craft.""He loved it," Mrs Smith - a former mayor of Ashbourne - said.[the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp].
"He used to go into a local school - Hilltop Primary - to tell them about World War Two and they will be lining the route."She added there would be a guard of honour at the church, made up of members of the Royal British Legion, veterans, standard bearers and the Ashbourne retained fire service.Mr Millward was chosen to turn up the ball at Ashbourne's Shrovetide game when he was 100
There will also be serving military representatives from the Commando Logistic Regiment and the Desert Rats, which Mr Millward served in, and the Last Post will be played.Following his service, Mr Millward worked in a furniture store. On his 100th birthday,, the Royal Shrovetide Football. "We are hoping people in the town will turn out and clap as he goes by. He was quite a character in Ashbourne," Mrs Smith said.
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