Thanks for your quote Spidge; this is a fine and inspirational piece of writing.
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what amazes me the most is how long it took for his body to be washed ashore. Very sad
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Unfortunately thats the way the tides work in the English Channel. It might also be to do with how long a seat harness takes to disintegrate in the sea. Eugene Esmonde's body was also not washed ashore for several months.
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Nice to see SNCO aircrew being recognised for their bravery. I would be interested to find out more about this promotion because I knew the japanese did it but never heard of it in he RAF!
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I'm glad Morse also hadn't heard of this! It must certainly have been very rare.
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One of the grave photos I do not have.
(nick down and get it for me in your lunch hour please)
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Unfortunately I never have occasion to go to Suffolk. Its not that far away, maybe a couple of hours drive, but in England that is a big deal because everything is on a smaller scale than in Australia, and for those of us who live south of the Thames, anything North of the Thames is a different country! I've spent more of my life on the European Continent than North of the Thames. The RAF Museum and the Shuttleworth Collection and Duxford are the only interesting places up there. (Now wait for Morse and Kitty to read this
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But seriously, I have taken photos of the graves of some of my other heroes, mainly on the Western Front, and if I am anywhere near Suffolk, Middleton's grave would be high on my list.