Rejected petition ALLOW WW2 HERO ROBBIE CLARK TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING FOR HIS CARE HE NEEDS

One of Britain’s oldest surviving prisoners of war faces being forced into a care home against his will after Brent council refused to pay for his home help.

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Robbie Clark, a 97 year old War Hero and ex POW, has spent all of his life savings to pay for 24-hour care at his home in Burnt Oak, North London. Now the veteran, who was one of the British soldiers who survived Hitler’s 1,000-mile death march across Europe in 1945, is now living on donations by the great world public we the people ask that Robbie and people like him are given the support that they have earned. though there life.

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Date submitted 6 October 2015
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