(PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LIEUT. WARNEFORD'S FUNERAL
i HONOURING A HERO. I PARIS, 21st June. Tliere were touching demonstrations over the bodies of Lieut. Warneford and Mr. Henry Needfiam., Crowds defiled past the coffins, and many wreaths were placed upon them, including a representation of an aeroplane, inscribed : "Honoured by the King, admired by the Empire, mourned by all." General Gallieni, the Governor of Paris, sent wreaths on behalf of the people of Paris. Warneford, at the time of the accident, was wearing the Cross of the Legion of Honour, which deeply penetrated his chest.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 146, 22 June 1915, Page 7
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93(PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LIEUT. WARNEFORD'S FUNERAL Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 146, 22 June 1915, Page 7
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