'Forgotten hero of Dunkirk' dies months after hundreds lined streets for 100th birthday
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mirror.co.ukTributes have been paid to a ‘forgotten hero of Dunkirk’ who has died just months after hundreds of well-wishers turned out so he didn’t have a lonely 100th birthday.
Eric Taylor has been described by his family as a true inspiration after he passed away on Sunday. The centenarian lived an extraordinary life and was just 19 when he was captured in France with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, while defending the get-away at Dunkirk.
His regiment became detached from those that were evacuated and joined the Scottish 51st Highland Division as they were pushed back to the coast at St Valery en Caux.
A week after Dunkirk the French forces surrendered and the remaining forces were captured and became prisoners of war. He was then marched to Poland
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