WW2 soldier's brain buried with body 85 years after his death

Soldier's brain buried with body 85 years after his death28 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCameron ButtleBBC Scotland NewsLibby MacRaeDonnie MacRae died in a prisoner of war hospital in GermanyThe brain of a Scottish solider who died during World War Two has been buried alongside his remains in Germany.Donnie MacRae died in a prisoner of war hospital in1941, after being captured while fighting in France. He suffered from a rare neurological condition and, during a post-mortem examination, his brain and part of his spinal cord were removed for further research.His family did not know the organ had been removed until it was uncovered by an international group of researchers nearly 80 years later. The World War Two soldier buried without his brainThe group were examining records of thousands of brains used in research by the Germans, trying to identify all the subjects and commemorate them properly.The Ministry of Defence's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) then helped track down Donnie's relatives, some of whom have now travelled to Germany for a blessing ceremony. JCCC case worker Nicola Nash told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast the additional remains had been interred, but they also wanted to give the family an opportunity to remember his life and honour his sacrifice. "It gives them closure and gives them the chance to show how grateful they are because they are there because their relative fought and died for them," she said.Paul Weindling A blessing ceremony will take place at the grave of Donnie MacRae in Berlin after more of his remains were identified and interredOriginally from Gairloch in Wester Ross, Donnie was serving as a private in the Seaforth Highlanders when he was captured while fighting in France in June 1940. He died the following year, aged 33. His brain was removed during a post-mortem examination and sent to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Psychiatry in Munich.Donnie's body was buried by th...