Taiwan will send four military officers to attend the funeral of a retired British army captain to drape the Republic of China (ROC) national flag over his coffin in fulfillment of the veteran's request, after he was rescued by the ROC army in a World War II battle in Myanmar, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Sunday.
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