James Ulysses Bond
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James Ulysses Bond, born Christopher Wilson,[1] was a homeless person who lived in a tent by the River Cam in Newnham, Cambridgeshire. After featuring in a documentary about homelessness, he was taken in over Christmas 2006 by Mick Lazarus of Milton, Cambridgeshire.[1] Bond took a place with Emmaus[2] but left, and later developed kidney problems. He died of natural causes[3] and was found dead on September 20, 2007. Lazarus offered to fund a funeral, but appealed in the Cambridge Evening News for help with the costs as neither he nor Bond's sister Wendi Wilson could afford to pay the full £1500.[2] The leader and deputy leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council donated to the appeal,[4] which eventually raised £1250.[1] The balance was paid by the newspaper's charity fund, Press Relief. A funeral was held at Cambridge Crematorium on October 16, 2007.
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- ^ a b c Moving ceremony for homeless man. Cambridge News (2007-10-17). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
- ^ a b 'Help us give him dignity in death'. Cambridge News (2007-10-13). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
- ^ Bid to find dead man's relatives. BBC News (2007-09-27). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
- ^ Readers donate money to help pay for funeral. Cambridge News (2007-10-16). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
