Sir, – I recently visited the German cemetery at Glencree. Some years ago I lived in the area and was a regular visitor there. This time I was shocked at the way it has become neglected. The tightly clipped heather beds where the tombstones from the two world wars nestled in pairs have disappeared. In their place is rough grass and weeds. The paths are overgrown. Some of the tombstones have become illegible and covered with moss, and grass sprouts between the cobbled stonework in front of the pavilion.
In the past, my visits to that cemetery led me to find my own father’s war grave in Italy. I found a place like the cemetery at Glencree, out in the countryside in what had once been a small vineyard with about 30 graves planted with roses and well-tended grass. This is in the care of the War Graves Commission. Who tends the German graves in Glencree? – Yours, etc,