Strangers to salute war hero after fears no one would turn up to his funeral

Flight Sergeant Jim Auton, 95, earned 19 medals for his bravery in the RAF during the Second World War but died with no family left to bid him farewell

Hundreds of strangers are set to attend the funeral of one of Britain’s most decorated war heroes after fears not many people would go.

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