A funeral service with a difference represented both sides of the life of a man who, as Dozy, was a sixties pop star but as Trevor Ward-Davies was a devoted family man.

The church of St John the Baptist, Pewsey, was full of family, friends and old-school rockers who gathered to give Dozy the sort of send-off he would have loved.

He had told his wife Yvonne that if anyone cried at his funeral he would never speak to them again.

Instead of hymns there were songs by his band of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich and Monty Python’s Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life which the whole congregation joined in.

Among those saying their final farewells were original band mates Beaky, Mick and Tich plus a number of others who had taken over the names of group members who at one time at more hits in the top ten than the Beatles.

Pete Lucas, who went on to find fame as one of the Troggs, was the second person to be Mick and he was followed into the role by John Hatchmen. Tony Carpenter was another Beaky.

Also in the congregation were Dave Maggs and Chris Britten from the Troggs and members of the Tremeloes and The Pathfinders.

Dozy, who lived in the village of Patney, near Devizes, for most of his 46 years of married life loved to entertain and perform but he always loved returning home to his wife Yvonne, two children, five grandchildren and great grand-daughter who all lived nearby.

His eldest grandson Dominic Smart, 23, paid tribute to his grandad as a “real gent” and spoke of their times playing golf together. He remembered him as a person who loved to sing, tell jokes and spend time with the family.

Beaky gave the congregation a glimpse of life on the road in the 60s when he shared a room with Dozy and after he complained about his smelly socks Dozy constantly coated his feet with talcum powder. He said: “The chamber maid must have thought she had uncovered a cocaine factory.”

Family friend Nigel Gibbons also told how Dozy liked to do things his own way and when the band were in Hamburg wanted to dress like the Beatles. The rest of the band bought black leather jackets but Dozy chose bright red.

The service was taken by the Rev Jennifer Totney who also spoke about Dozy’s two different lifestyles but his ability to bring a smile to people’s faces from both sides of his life.

She said the words of the Python song was very apt for the way he led his life and shared his love.