FRIENDS and family of a Second World War hero have gathered to say a fond farewell.Fred Gilleard, who was born in Fockerby, was buried at St Mary the Virgin in Garthorpe.He died on New Year's Day, aged 90.Mr Gilleard served in the navy during the Second World War and was part of a flotilla of boats that helped lay an undersea pipeline between Britain and France.Operation Pluto (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean) helped relieve dependence on British oil tankers which were being targeted by German...
