Obituary: Harry Nunn, horseman at forefront of Churchill’s funeral
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Harry William Nunn, groom, war veteran and charity volunteer. Born: 5 February, 1922 in Horringer, Suffolk. Died: 10 July, 2020 in Dundee, aged 98
Serendipity thrust horseman Harry Nunn to the forefront of one of Britain’s most memorable and solemn state occasions of the 20th century.
Operation Hope Not had been secretly in the planning for years and on a bleak, grey January morning in 1965 all the meticulous arrangements were finally in place. It was an event of such magnitude that it would be witnessed by 500,000 citizens on the streets of London and many millions more watching around the globe.
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