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| Alex McDougall funeral: Hundreds attend veteran's send-off | Alex McDougall funeral: Hundreds attend veteran's send-off |
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| Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a former soldier who had no known family or friends after a social media appeal. | Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a former soldier who had no known family or friends after a social media appeal. |
| Alex McDougall, 77, originally from Scotland, died earlier this month at a care home in Nottinghamshire. | Alex McDougall, 77, originally from Scotland, died earlier this month at a care home in Nottinghamshire. |
| Carers invited anyone with connections to the Army or Mr McDougall's football team Glasgow Rangers to attend. | Carers invited anyone with connections to the Army or Mr McDougall's football team Glasgow Rangers to attend. |
| Broxtowe Borough Council said it had been "overwhelmed" by the public support but warned space was limited. | Broxtowe Borough Council said it had been "overwhelmed" by the public support but warned space was limited. |
| Staff from the Beeston Fields Care Home appealed for mourners on social media over fears the funeral, which took place at Bramcote Crematorium, would only be attended by a limited number of staff. | |
| Deborah King, from the home, said: "It's so nice that people that have been in the military, veterans and those serving, are taking an interest and showing there are kind people out there. | |
| "He would probably be quite overwhelmed by it all." | |
| Andy Harrison, who is with the Royal Engineers, said it was important to honour a former soldier. | Andy Harrison, who is with the Royal Engineers, said it was important to honour a former soldier. |
| He said: "There's countless others from the station [Chetwynd Barracks} who will be going down... we can't allow his passing to go unmarked." | He said: "There's countless others from the station [Chetwynd Barracks} who will be going down... we can't allow his passing to go unmarked." |
| Sarah Teale, reporter, BBC East Midlands Today | |
| It was quite a moving sight. | |
| There was standard bearers from the Royal British Legion, many people in uniform and the Royal Artillery Corps, some from the Chetwynd Barracks and just members of the public. | |
| They didn't want a funeral where he would be all alone. | |
| They brought flowers, they brought wreaths and more importantly brought the numbers. | |
| The borough council said it was "overwhelmed by the public show of respect" but warned that parking space was limited and the small chapel could accommodate just 46 people. | The borough council said it was "overwhelmed by the public show of respect" but warned that parking space was limited and the small chapel could accommodate just 46 people. |
| Mr McDougall moved to the county's Chetwynd Barracks, in Nottinghamshire, from Scotland when he joined the Army at the age of 21. | Mr McDougall moved to the county's Chetwynd Barracks, in Nottinghamshire, from Scotland when he joined the Army at the age of 21. |
| He spent 18 years at the home and died from cancer. | He spent 18 years at the home and died from cancer. |