Mother who changed military history dies

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Edna Wallace and her late husband Jack fought to see their son's body brought home from the former British colony of Aden after he died there in 1965.

Soldiers are now repatriated back to the UK when they are killed abroad, thanks to the efforts of the Wanstead couple.

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After a campaign involving thousands of letters, including an appeal to the Queen, in 1967 it was announced in the House of Commons that in future, news of a soldier's death would be broken to families by a senior officer from the regiment, and that soldiers' bodies would be brought home.

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Mrs Wood, of Wanstead Park Avenue, said her mother wrote to Margaret Thatcher during the Falklands War, reminding her of the law change, as the then Prime Minister declared soldier's killed in the conflict would be buried on the island.

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The "significance" of this is rather obvious, but I'd also like to add I'm posting it since it was my Nan who died Thursday last week - on her 71st wedding anniversary. Without her & my Grandad, all the soldiers dying out in Afghanistan right now would be buried out there & anywhere else.

Radio Play by a family friend(45 minutes - BBC Radio):
Bringing Eddie Home - John Peacock

Newspaper article in the Wanstead Guardian:
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Her funeral is on Tuesday, & anyone wishing to attend that is close enough is welcome(I doubt any of you will - but it'd be a kind gesture if you could).

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Nearly a straight copy because I posted it somewhere else, but still.