PORLOCK resident Rosemary Ball has been honoured by Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (VDK) secretary general Dirk Backen for helping to care for the grave of a German airman killed in World War Two.

It followed a rededication ceremony where a headstone was installed in Hawkcombe Cemetery on the grave of Wilhelm Reuhl.

Wreaths were laid in St Dubricius Church, Porlock, by representatives of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its German equivalent Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. PHOTO: George Ody.Patricia Hammond sang the hymn 'Praise to the Lord, the Almighty' in both English and German, and the popular wartime song 'We'll Meet Again', during a service in St Dubricius Church, Porlock. PHOTO: George OdyGerman Pastor Kai Thierbach helped Porlock Rector the Rev Ann Gibbs take a service in St Dubricius Church before a headstone was installed on the grave of a Luftwaffe airman killed in World War Two. PHOTO: George Ody.Porlock Rector the Rev Ann Gibbs leads the way from St Dubricius Church after a rededication service for German airman Wilhelm Reuhl, who was killed in the last war. PHOTO: George Ody. An honours party walks from Porlock's St Dubricius Church to Hawkcombe Cemetery for a rededication ceremony at the graveside of German airman Wilhelm Reuhl, killed in World War Two. PHOTO: George Ody.Patricia Hammond at the Porlock grave of Luftwaffe airman Wilhelm Reuhl, killed in World War Two, sings the wartime song 'Lili Marlene', which was popular with both German and British soldiers. PHOTO: George Ody.A rededication ceremony was conducted at the grave in Porlock's Hawkcombe Cemetery of a German airman killed in World WarTwo. PHOTO: George Ody. Buglers of the Salamanca Band and Bugles of The Rifles sounded ‘The Last Post’ during a ceremony in Porlock Cemetery for a German airman killed in the last war. PHOTO: George Ody.A newly installed headstone in Porlock Cemetery for German airman Wilhelm Reuhl, a casualty of World War Two, carries his name, rank, and date of death. PHOTO: George Ody.

Wreaths were laid in St Dubricius Church, Porlock, by representatives of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its German equivalent Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. PHOTO: George Ody.

Patricia Hammond sang the hymn 'Praise to the Lord, the Almighty' in both English and German, and the popular wartime song 'We'll Meet Again', during a service in St Dubricius Church, Porlock. PHOTO: George Ody

German Pastor Kai Thierbach helped Porlock Rector the Rev Ann Gibbs take a service in St Dubricius Church before a headstone was installed on the grave of a Luftwaffe airman killed in World War Two. PHOTO: George Ody.

Porlock Rector the Rev Ann Gibbs leads the way from St Dubricius Church after a rededication service for German airman Wilhelm Reuhl, who was killed in the last war. PHOTO: George Ody.

An honours party walks from Porlock's St Dubricius Church to Hawkcombe Cemetery for a rededication ceremony at the graveside of German airman Wilhelm Reuhl, killed in World War Two. PHOTO: George Ody.

Patricia Hammond at the Porlock grave of Luftwaffe airman Wilhelm Reuhl, killed in World War Two, sings the wartime song 'Lili Marlene', which was popular with both German and British soldiers. PHOTO: George Ody.

A rededication ceremony was conducted at the grave in Porlock's Hawkcombe Cemetery of a German airman killed in World WarTwo. PHOTO: George Ody.

Buglers of the Salamanca Band and Bugles of The Rifles sounded ‘The Last Post’ during a ceremony in Porlock Cemetery for a German airman killed in the last war. PHOTO: George Ody.

A newly installed headstone in Porlock Cemetery for German airman Wilhelm Reuhl, a casualty of World War Two, carries his name, rank, and date of death. PHOTO: George Ody.

Herr Backen presented Ms Ball with a certificate to recognise her dedication in laying flowers four times a year at Easter, his September date of death, on Remembrance Day, and at Christmas.

A crest badge of the VDK, the German equivalent of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, was also presented to parish council chairman Cllr Duncan McCanlis.

The council will now decide where best it can be placed on display for the community to see.