Mother

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My Mother was the 'daughter of a Scottish Regiment' (The Seaforth Highlanders - Grandfather served in the Boer War, Khyber Pass and the First World War etc). When she died we had a St. Andrew"s Flag on her Coffin and a Piper, piped her in to and out of the Church. The next day, her ashes were buried in the family grave. It was then we realised it was St. Andrew's Day
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:11:30 +0000Coincidence ID:5249

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Mon, 16/01/2012 - 11:07pm

My Father, who, amongst many other things, flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain. My Father died on the 27 April 2007 at about 2.00-2.30pm. Shortly after this, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight took to the skies at RAF Coningsbury on a test run after they had been grounded for repair and maintenance. The Funeral took place on the 8th May. We later discovered that this is the anniversary of VE Day.