A Lee Rigby memorial flag reportedly went missing after marking the spot of the young soldier’s horrific murder.

The flag was tied to railings in John Wilson Street where Fusilier Lee Rigby was murdered in the terror attack in May 2013, and had been there for about a year before it disappeared.

The memorial, which read 'Lee Rigby RIP - White Horse Remembers' and had images of the soldier, the Millwall FC logo and a red poppy, went missing last week.

Danny Taylor wrote on Facebook: “So someone has decided to remove my mate Neil's Lee Rigby flag from the railings where Lee was killed!

“This was a massive flag with a picture of Lee on and also had the White Horse Remembers on it.

“Does anyone know what has happened to it? This has been there for ages and now someone has decided to remove it for some reason.”

The disappearance led residents to worry that it had been stolen or removed by vandals.

A spokeswoman for Greenwich council confirmed that the council did not move the flag.

The flag was later recovered hidden behind a grey electrical box nearby and will be returned to it's original spot.

Fusilier Lee Rigby, 25, was murdered outside Woolwich Barracks by extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale who are both currently serving life sentences in Belmarsh Prison for the deadly attack.

A permanent memorial to Lee was raised in St George’s Garrison Church, near the Barracks.