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World Wars veteran laid to rest

December 21st, 2006 · Post your comment (No Comments)

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The funeral of the last British serviceman to serve in both World Wars will be held on Thursday.

Captain Kenneth Cummins died aged 106. He served in the Royal Navy in World War I and the Merchant Navy in World War II.

Until his death at home in Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, he was one of five WWI veterans living in the UK.

Dennis Goodwin, chairman of the WWI Veterans’ Association, said: “Ken was one of the icons.”

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