It was reported in several newspapers yesterday that the remains of Flt Lt Desmond Ibbotson were buried with full military honours in Assisi,Italy,near to where his Spitfire that crashed in Nov 1944 was excavated recently.
RIP
Here’s a couple of links;
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/text/print.html?in_article_id=460809&in_page_id=1770
http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1456790.0.war_hero_finally_laid_to_rest.php
By: PaulR - 11th June 2007 at 09:37
I read about that in the Guardian on Saturday. Rest easy, hero.
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June 10, 2007 at 11:19 pm