Honour guard at funeral of forgotten POW

A former Hungarian soldier who spent decades in Russia as a forgotten prisoner of the Second World War was buried with military honours near his home today.

Honour guard at funeral of forgotten POW

A former Hungarian soldier who spent decades in Russia as a forgotten prisoner of the Second World War was buried with military honours near his home today.

Around 2,000 people attended the funeral of Andras Toma, who was 78. The Hungarian army provided an honour guard for Toma, who was laid to rest in Nyiregyhaza, 150 miles east of Budapest.

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