A BLIND veteran is set to march at the Cenotaph in London this Remembrance Sunday.

Dennis Taylor, 94 from Sunderland, will be going for the first time with more than 100 other former servicemen and women supported by Blind Veterans UK.

He joined the Royal Navy in 1942 at the age of 17 and was stationed in the Indian Ocean in the Coastal Forces.

He was demobilised in 1947 and followed his passion for music, becoming head of music at a comprehensive school.

Mr Taylor lost his sight in his left eye in the 1980s due to problems with his retina and later developed macular degeneration in his right.

Mr Taylor said: “I can’t distinguish people’s features and can only see the silhouettes of things that are close”.

“It means a lot to me to be marching. I am proud to be marching as a member of the armed forces and as a member of Blind Veterans UK.

“I will be thinking of all of those that I served with.”