Old Glory

TRIBUTES TO A MAN OF STEAM

n 21 of August Charles Fittal Daniel, known to everyone as Charlie, passed away, he was aged 78. Charlie, with his brother Robin, was one of the stalwarts of the Cornish traction engine community. His funeral took place at Glynn Valley Crematorium, Bodmin on. The cortege was greeted by a very large gathering of mourners says James Hamilton.

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