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OLD soldiers formed a guard of honour at the funeral of a Second World War hero, who has died at the age of 97.
John Addison Dobson, who was originally from Whitby but lived in Darlington, served with the Royal Corps of Signals throughout the war, seeing action in North Africa and coming close to losing his leg during the Battle of Monte Cassino, in Italy, in 1944.
Mr Dobson, who had four children with his wife Vera,died on February 16 following a short illness.
Family, friends and colleagues from the Royal British Legion and the Royal Signals Association gathered for his funeral at Darlington Crematorium on Friday. He was a Corporal in the Signals and kept a diary of his wartime experiences.
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