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Unique IDCWGC/1/1/8/38
Alt Ref NoWG 798/12/1 PT.2
TitleHeadstones For German Graves In France And Belgium
DescriptionMain topics: materials for; design and erection of German headstones in Commission cemeteries in France and Belgium; delay in permanent marking marking of German graves due to negotiations required to decide form of headstone; changes in design of proposed German headstone for Commission cemeteries; inscriptions for German headstones; concern lest Germans should use apparent inequalities of headstones to claim that British denied them equal treatment; agreement to erection of German headstones, with various reservations, in Commission cemeteries; payment to Commission for erection of German headstones.
Date21/12/1932 - 24/5/1935
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Content NoteIncluding: Letter re addition of brass plaques to wooden crosses marking two German graves, 30 Jan. 1933. Minute by Director of Records re entries made in cemetery visitors' book by Germans re headstones for German graves, 22 Feb. 1933. Letter from Director of Records re large number of enquiries about German graves received from Berlin, 20 Oct. 1933. Envelope containing prints of German headstone designs, January 1934.
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