Spr Michael C Ward
23708525 Aged 19 Mike died off Little Bay, Gibraltar as a result of a drowning accident. His body is buried at RAF North Front Cemetery Gibraltar. He was my great friend and weekend walking companion in southern Spain. Tall and blond and with a perpetual easy smile. He could charm the girls in Spain so effortlessly. His death at the Little Bay sea wall construction site is marked by a tiny plaque opposite to where his body was swept away by a huge tidal surge. A few years ago the gravestone was replaced by the War Graves Commission after it was vandalised by local youths. I miss his cheery banter and boundless good humour. I also recall that he owes me 25 pesetas for the last drink we had together in Spain! Not be long now Mike and the first one's on you! Edward Cunningham
Added by: Lt Col Neil Jordan on 12 May 2009.
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