Even VC's are not Immune!
Up here in Lancashire we have the Local Town Hall just comming under huge pressure from the populace ( read Older Generation) due to the headstone of a brave man having just been re-discovered hidden in what looks like a jungle(in the main town cemetary), this is the final resting place of a private Soldier from the 1914/18 Great War, who was the holder of the VC for a very brave and unselfish act of courage in the face of the Boch, he passed away it seems in 1959 and was afforded the headstone from the War Grave Commision who some time later replaced this with a Marble type with his bravery and embellishments worded for all to see.
It seems the local Council also have a agreement with the WGC to ensure this type of grave is always tended and kept clear, however with many members of this Council now too young even to remember the Mau-Mau or the Eoka problems, and being from many different points of the compass, it seems respect for Valour has gone the way of most traditions.
I am happy to say that a local Stone Mason upon hearing of this took it upon himself to ensure the marker of this very brave man has been restored to full view and cleaned up.
How sad this is, that a council who is a body supposedly working for the local population and have taken funding from the WGC, can overlook things such as this.
Peter R-B
Lancashire