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Unique ID	CWGC/1/1/9/C/6
Alt Ref No	WG 219/18 PT.1
Title	Memorials To The Missing - Macedonia And Greece - General File
Description	Main topics: discussion of a battle exploit memorial to the British Salonika Force at Lake Doiran by Battle Exploits Memorials Committee; discussion whether or not Commission should carry out work on battle exploit memorials; and proposal to combine all battle exploit memorials with memorials to missing; preparation of designs by Sir R. Lorimer for combined battle exploit and missing memorial; choice of inscription; acquisition of site by royal decree; acceptance of tender for construction; payments from Salonika Force memorial fund.
Date	19/8/1919 - 22/12/1922
Content Note	Including: Letter from Sir G. Milne to Lorimer re site and design for Salonika Force memorial; 11 Dec. 1919. Proceedings of committee on commemoration of the missing; 24 Jan. and c. 10 Feb. 1921. Minute by Director of Records re calculation of numbers of missing; 29 Jan. 1921.Letters from Lorimer re construction of Salonika memorial; and asking that this may also serve as memorial to missing; 10 and 13 May 1921.Letter from Lorimer re hastening approval of design; 7 Feb. 1922. Letter to R. Kipling re wording of inscription and copy of reply; 15 and 17 Mar. 1922. Draft press release by Lorimer describing memorial; with letter; 16 Mar. 1922. Envelope containing blueprint elevation of memorial; filed c. 1 May 1922. Minute by Director of Records re Kipling's choice of inscription; 24 May 1922.Extract from War Office file 45/1/880 re private memorials erected in base area at Salonika during the war; filed c. 22 Dec. 1922.
Extent	1 file
Collection	Archive
Category	Archive

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Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/4	Kipling; (Joseph) Rudyard (1865-1936); writer and poet	1865-1936
DS/UK/9	Lorimer; Sir; Robert Stodart (1864-1929); architect	1864-1929

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