WW2 soldier's brain buried with body 85 years after his death
The brain of a Scottish soldier, Donnie MacRae, who died in a German prisoner of war hospital in 1941, has been buried with his remains 85 years later. The organ had been removed for research without his family's knowledge, a fact only recently uncovered by an international research group.
Why it matters
This highlights the ethical failures of historical medical research and provides closure to families of war victims through modern identification efforts.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Cameron Buttle BBC Scotland News Libby MacRae Donnie MacRae died in a prisoner of war hospital in Germany The brain of a Scottish solider who died during World War Two has been buried alongside his remains in Germany.
The article reports on a historical event and humanitarian effort without political or ideological framing.
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