The coffin for Fred Miller who died aged 101 earlier this year, passed through his village in Denham before a service at Breakspear Crematorium.

The funeral procession started at Denham Garden Village retirement with the funeral director walking in front of the hearse for a short distance.

Mr Miller born in the East End of London worked as a butcher before being called up to the army in 1941.

He joined the allied invasion on the beaches at Normandy, better known as D-Day during the Second World War.

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Members of the Royal British Legion attended the funeral procession to pay their respects to Fred, who has been hailed as a war hero.

Bucks Free Press: L-R: Steven Ridlington-White, Dave Beattie - Royal Marine Bike Club, Sue- Royal British Legion Riders Club and Graham Spratt. L-R: Steven Ridlington-White, Dave Beattie - Royal Marine Bike Club, Sue- Royal British Legion Riders Club and Graham Spratt. (Image: Newsquest)

Steven-Ridlington-White said: "I'm excited to be part of it. I thought it was a lovely idea to commemorate him."

Sue said: "I heard the story about Fred the other day and I think it's absolutely amazing. I've got an awful lot of respect for our veterans in what they've been through and what they have done for us and if I can show some respect then that's great."

"It's a good thing to do as he served in the Second World War," Dave Beattie added.

John and Kay Smith, who helped organise the collection for Fred's flowers, said: "We first met Fred and Joan about eight years ago.

"They are two lovely warm-hearted people and two of the smartest people in the village Fred is always in a suit and Joan always in beautiful dresses. It wasn’t until two years later that we learnt of Fred’s war history which he always kept very quiet about.

"Over the years we have become very close to them both and become firm friends Fred was a very popular and well-respected resident of the village and known and loved by many people Fred couldn’t have asked for a better wife than Joan in all the time they had been together she has done a fantastic job of looking after him loving and caring for him every day they were together he will be very sadly missed by many of us but he will never be forgotten."