00:05Gilbert Constantine Clarke, who was born in Montego Bay in Jamaica,
00:09signed up as a Royal Air Force mechanic in 1943 at the age of 16
00:14after reading newspaper reports of ships being sighted in the Caribbean.
00:18He died on the 23rd of May at the age of 100.
00:23His life was commemorated during a funeral service in East London on Saturday morning
00:28when a New Orleans-style jazz band led the cortege in East Ham.
00:33Members of the RAF then carried his coffin into East Ham Town Hall.
00:39Colin Mills, the chairman of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans,
00:44which supports former servicemen and women with free trips and entertainment,
00:50said Gilbert represented the very best of his generation.
00:53Courageous, humble and devoted to his country during one of the darkest periods.
00:58He said it was an honour for the charity and the Volunteer London cab drivers
01:04to spend time with Gilbert over the years at commemorations, social events and trips
01:09where his warmth, humour and remarkable stories touched so many people.
01:14During the war, he was stationed at British and American air bases
01:17where he fitted, serviced and repaired radar and other electronic equipment
01:22for planes, including hurricanes and spitfires.
01:25students to receive a change on the
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01:29We have a new scheme of how we can manage the
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