Grave of the Unknown Man in Hardingstone, England
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Apr 29 2021 at 4:00 PM GMT
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- In a small church graveyard in the village of Hardingstone, a wooden cross marks the final resting place of an unknown man, who was the unfortunate victim of another man's elaborate scheme to fake his own death.
- In the early hours of November 6, 1930, two young men spotted a fire in the distance while walking to Hardingstone from a Bonfire Night event.
- They began heading towards the fire, and passed a neatly dressed man carrying a briefcase.
- The two men spoke to the stranger,"who told them that somebody must have set a large bonfire alight during the previous evening's celebrations.
- The neatly dressed man then proceeded to wander off into the darkness.
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- Published Apr 29, 2021 4:00 PM GMT