A vaguely similar story is that of Fg Off Derek Allen DFC. His family had no idea where he was buried (he was buried as “unknown”) until our research triggered the discovery and for the CWGC to now erect a headstone with his name.

Now, the stone will be dedicated by the RAF/MOD in a ceremony on 20 July with twenty five family members present, including his brother and a cousin from Canada who grew up with him.

It is actually quite impossible to describe how much this means to them.