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Veteran buried in 'ghost village' (UK)

A World War II veteran has been buried in the churchyard of a deserted Norfolk village which is used by soldiers as a military training area.

William Hancock, 85, was the first person to be buried in Tottington near Thetford for more than 50 years.

Locals had to leave the village in the 1940s when the Thetford Battle Area was established by the military.
Read entire article at BBC