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Honouring the Life and Service of Ernest Horsfall of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

We honour the life and service of Ernest Horsfall. The 105-year-old veteran served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a Staff Sergeant from 1940 to 1946. He served in London during the Blitz before joining the Allied campaign in North Africa, then went to Italy to maintain Allied tanks, directing 23 Italian civilian mechanics.

“After the war he settled in Preston and was employed by Vauxhall Motors. Ernest was also a light aircraft pilot until the age of 93 when companies would no longer insure him.” – The Gazette News publication

Staff Sergeant Horsfall received a guard of honour from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), the Royal British Legion and several veterans’ associations.

In November, 2019, Ernest received an emotional VIP send-off from Preston railway station on his way to take part in the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance in London.

Ernest was one of only 44 World War Two veterans to take to the stage during the Festival at the Royal Albert Hall.

Rest in peace Staff Sergeant Horsfall. You are not forgotten. Lest We Forget.