Remains of British Airman Handed to British Side

Pyongyang, May 4 (KCNA) -- The remains of Desmond Fredrick William Hinton, British airman who died during the Korean War, were handed to the British side via Panmunjom on Wednesday.
In 2002, the government of the UK officially proposed the DPRK government to unearth the remains of the dead British soldiers at the requests of their bereaved families for the discovery of their remains as their whereabouts remained unknown for several decades. Authorized by the DPRK government, the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army conducted a series of survey which led to accurately unearthing and ascertaining the remains of Hinton and relics left by him and buried them on the spot with care as requested by the bereaved family.
In March this year, the bereaved family asked for bringing his remains back home.
The KPA Panmunjom Mission unearthed his remains and relics again with the sincere cooperation from the side of the British embassy here and handed them to the bereaved family.
It is the second time for the KPA to send back the remains of the dead British soldier. The remains of J. Edmuns, a second class private of the British Army, were handed to the British side on October 30, 1995.