A war hero who miraculously escaped death at Dunkirk and played a vital role on D-Day has died from coronavirus at the age of 102.
Veteran Jim Pass was a dispatch rider in the Royal Army Service Corps in the early stages of the war, delivering messages between military lines.
In 1940 he spent seven days on the beaches of Dunkirk before finally getting onboard a paddle steamer - which was then struck by a bomb.
Hundreds below decks died but Jim was lucky enough to escape the wreckage and be rescued by a naval destroyer. His step-daughter Kerensa Welsby said Jim had moved into a care home in July following a fall at home.