Comedian and entertainer Spike Milligan died on February 27th 2002, he was buried in the churchyard at Winchelsea, East Sussex in a grave that remained unmarked for around two years, there have been various reasons given for this which I will not repeat here.

Finally in late May 2004 a Celtic cross was erected bearing the now famous quote "I told you I was ill", in Gaelic (Irish).
"Duirt me leat go raibh me breoite".

Here are some pictures of his final resting place, click on the pictures for a larger version.

All pictures taken on May 25th 2004 by Gerry Glenister.

Spike was at one time Patron of the 1066 Jazz Club, one of my last memories of spike was when he was asked to say "a few words" at the 1066 Jazz Club, he took the microphone, said "A few words", handed it back and sat down again!

The following three pictures were taken on 9th July 2005 by Gerry Glenister, just over a year later, I wonder who left the spiky cacti there!
The fourth picture is of St. Thomas's Church taken on October 3rd 2005

The following three pictures are also of St. Thomas's Church, also taken by Gerry Glenister on 3rd October 2005. Spike was also a member of Hastings Borough Bonfire Society, see the press cutting in the last picture.

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