A funeral has been held for a D-Day veteran who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The funeral for Donald “Don” Sheppard, who died aged 104, was held at St Martin’s Church in Basildon, Essex, on Friday.

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Funeral held for D-Day veteran who helped liberate Bergen-Belsen camp

With a police escort from his home in Basildon, Essex, Don Sheppard's coffin was carried on a gun carriage through the same streets in which he often led Remembrance Day parades

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A funeral has been held for a D-Day veteran who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

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Donald ‘Don’ Sheppard died at the age of 104.

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Donald ‘Don’ Sheppard died at the age of 104.  A funeral has been held for a D-Day veteran who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The funeral for Donald “Don” Sheppard, who died aged 104, was held at St Martin’s Church in Basildon, Essex, on Friday. The coffin was escorted to the service on a gun carriage, with military personnel forming a guard of honour.  The coffin, draped in the union flag, is escorted on a gun carriage (L…

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