A WAR hero has praised a PCSO for “making his day” after he recently arranged for him to attend the unveiling of a war memorial statue.
PCSO Allan Cameron struck up a friendship with World War II veteran Laurie Brunger last summer, while out on patrol in Kingshurst.
Mr Brunger told the officer all about his time as a sailor and how he often wondered if any of his old shipmates were still around.
Touched by the tales, Allan contacted Elaine Butler, who sits on Solihull’s Independent Advisory Group and also happens to work for The British Legion.
Together with Solihull Council, they managed to put Mr Brunger in touch with some of his old comrades and invited him to the unveiling of a new Tommy sculpture in Shirley.
PCSO Cameron, from the Castle Bromwich and Smith’s Wood neighbourhood team, said: “After hearing everything Laurie has done for his country I wanted to do something special for him.
“By working with partner agencies, we were able to link Laurie to his old regiment and welcome him to the unveiling of the new Tommy statue.
“It was a really special day and great to see how much it meant to Laurie.” Other Side of Solihull recently reported that another of the Tommy statues has been erected in Woodlands Cemetery, near Chelmsley Wood."
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