The Funeral of General Smuts . Many military personalities attended the funeral of General Smuts of South Africa. The body was taken on a gun carriage from the Groot Kirk in Pretoria , where a service was held , to the station, where a special train took it to Johannesburg for cremation. Photo shows ; Marching to Pretoria station in the funeral procession after the body of General Smuts , some of the naval and military dignitaries who attended . Rear - Admiral Sir Herbert Packer is third from right ( front row ) and Sir Arthur " Bomber Harris , representing Mr Winston Churchill on the extreme right . 19 September 1950