A 62-year-old Worcestershire woman has been charged with causing the death of a 90-year-old war veteran by dangerous driving.

D-day veteran and Royal British Legion stalwart Noel Wilkes died after he was involved in a crash with a Ford Ka as he crossed the High Street, Evesham on October 25 last year.

He was thought to be heading to the St Ecgwins Social Club at around 7.15pm.

Car driver Joan Stock, of Ash Grove, Evesham, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

She appeared at Worcester Crown Court but has yet to formally enter a plea and the case was adjourned until a further hearing in December.

A provisional trial date has been set for May next year.

She was granted unconditional bail.

Mr Wilkes was well known in the town and the county for his work with the Royal British Legion and the cadets in the area.

He became involved because of his own experiences of enlisting to the army aged 18.

He was with the Royal Army Service Corps and initially based in Fort Brockhurst supervising large convoys carrying live ammunition.

During D-Day, Mr Wilkes was in a platoon attached to the Canadians and he was in charge of six petrol tankers. They landed on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. On landing Mr Wilkes drove into France as shells soared over his head.

He eventually became chairman of Evesham Royal British Legion and worked to raise funds to ensure young

people would understand the sacrifices made by people at war.

In the year before his death, he successfully raised £10,000 to help fund a group of people, including cadets, as

they went to Normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion which turned the tide against the Nazis.

He was also the organiser of the poppy appeal and, despite his age, was seen standing each year collecting for the appeal.

His funeral took place on Remembrance Day last year.