Sir Nicholas Winton died his week a 106, one of the great unsung heroes of the holocaust. Acting on his own, without government support or money, he went to occupied Czechoslovakia as the outbreak of World War Two loomed. He organized the rescue of almost 700 Jewish children destined for concentration camps by getting volunteer British families to sponsor a child for 50 pounds, considerable money in those days. War broke out as the last train left. Those children were murdered. He never spoke of the events and his heroism was forgotten until 1988 when his wife discovered his files in the attic. He was subsequently knighted. His death occurred on the 76th anniversary of the rescue. RIP.
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