Unravelling the story of an unmarked wartime grave
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1970-01-01 08:00
How research established the identity of a body washed up on the South Ayrshire coast in 1940.

On 20 August 1940, the body of an unknown man was found by a nine-year-old boy on the South Ayrshire coast.

Two days later, the unidentified individual was buried in an unmarked grave in Girvan's Doune Cemetery.

More than 80 years later, detailed research has revealed his name - Francesco...

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