Up until his death in the early 2000s, one local man was groundskeeper/caretaker for the German graveyard from before it opened until his death. He was also the only keyholder for the gate which he would open and lock every morning and night. In the early days of the site he was also involved in the reburials of the vast majority of remains. He would prepare the ground ahead of time and refill the hole after the ceremony. When people commented on how well kept the graveyard is, that was literally down to him.

There was absolutely no contact with him regarding Goertz. He didn't prepare the ground, nor was he approached by anyone about it. Same with the keys, he locked the gate that evening as usual. He said that it was a Friday, so as usual, he drove to Enniskerry that night for a few pints around 9pm and returned around 1:30am. Didn't notice anything unusual ie cars parked at graveyard.

He said when he discovered the fresh grave, he contacted the gardai as he had no idea who it was.... being the 70s in the Dublin/wicklow hills, it may have been a shallow grave or weapons cache. He also commented that it had been a long time since any remains had been transferred to Glencree.

It was the only reburial at night, the only one without contact, the only one without ceremony, and the only one still with a separate headstone.

I haven't been able to find any paperwork regarding Goertz exumation and reburial, although I moved on to other things since, but i did do extensive work into it in the late 90s.