Unidentified funeral RAF 1942

[Elliven]

JenB,

Yes, Kelvin Youngs who runs that site is a personal friend.  We have met and we have co-operated on quite a few projects.  He was particularly helpful to me when I first started out, 12 years ago, when a lot of the "experts" had little time for a newbie.  He is a good man and very knowledgeable.

Neville

[arthurk]

Thank you all for your kind words, but I'm sure it wouldn't have been long before someone else found it.

[Elliven]

arthurk,

I have been trying to identify this funeral location for years - you did it overnight.  That's what I call amazing!  You deserve every bit of credit and acclaim you have received.  I have already sent information and a copy of the recent grave photo to ladies in Australia and Lancashire and both have responded very positively.  So your work has been appreciated much further afield than you could have imagined.  Accept the credit, my friend, it is well deserved.
Neville

[despair]

A minor point
I think arthurk correctly identified the priest as RC,whereas the church,I think, is C of E.

Roger

[Elliven]

despair,

you are quite right but it may be that the RAF arranged the burial locally in a designated war grave plot.

[despair]

It was purely an observation.

Roger

[Elliven]

despair,

I have just been informed that the plot was arbitrarily chosen by the Royal Air Force because it was the closest available.  I have seen this before with a Catholic airman buried in a C of E churchyard in Yorkshire.  Thanks for your help and your interest.
Neville