I donned my vicars cap today. Only the second time in umpteen years of being an Undertaker.
It was a graveside service and all I knew about this person, was that they had been in the RAF and loved Pigeons.
So I told the story of 'Gustav' the Pigeon.
Gustav, was released off the Normandy Coast. On the 150 mile journey, he was faced with 30 mph head winds and no sun to guide him. Yet he flew all the way to a loft in Thorney Island, close to Portsmouth. The journey took him over 5 hours and the poor chap was exhausted.
Gustav was the first of the RAF's Homing Pigeons Service.
Gustav brought news of D Day to the UK!
I hope that the person we buried liked the story and now this is where it gets spooky.
I have done many burials at this Cemetery, but have never seen Pigeons sitting in a tree above a grave.
That was until today!!!!!
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