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RAF team work to restore war graves in Oxford cemetery OXFORD war graves that had become overgrown and forgotten about have been restored, after work to bring the site to its former glory was carried out by a team from RAF Benson. The graves at Osney Lane Cemetery is the fi nal resting place of 27 soldiers, and each headstone has been prepared to receive dwarf daffodils, snowdrops and white stone chippings. It was the idea of Sergeant Steve Brown, who noticed the overgrown graves as he passed by the site on a train. Steve then visited the cemetery to inspect the graves, and began to work to restore the site. This included a lot of background work, fi rst to confi rm that the graves were registered with the War Graves Commission, and then to ensure there were no family objections to the proposed project. They then collected the bulbs and a donation of stone chippings from Wickes, before clearing the site of weeds and preparing the headstones. Steve said: “The graves were
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scattered across the cemetery and we wanted to make sure that they were uniform. “We couldn’t place the stone chippings surrounding the headstone as you would normally see on a war grave, as some of the headstones were so close to the railings. “But we hope that the work we’ve managed to do gives a small amount of respect to the boys who gave their lives for us.” The project was carried out by the Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) from RAF Benson, and worked on by Steve, Lance Corporal Dean Millward and Private Pat Lockyer. They were also assisted by colleagues Corporal Pat Bone and Lance Corporal Hern Thapa, who were on duty during the renovations. Dean said: “We are honoured to be able to take on this project as a unit. “The MPGS at RAF Benson are a close knit bunch and many of us have seen action at some point in our career. • Continued on page 2
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