Silence of Wiltshire ghost village broken for ‘last burial’ at its church

Mourners celebrate life of one-time resident Ray Nash, after MoD permits burial in village of Imber

Over the decades, Ray Nash would return to the ghost village" of Imber to visit his father's grave on days when military exercises were halted and public access was granted.

On Thursday, Nash's final wish was fulfilled when he was laid to rest in the same graveyard, after the Ministry of Defence gave permission for his funeral and burial to take place in the deserted Salisbury Plain settlement in Wiltshire.