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Unique IDCWGC/1/2/A/147
Alt Ref NoA/40/1 PT.1
TitleAllied War Graves - Norwegians In UK
DescriptionMain topics: compilation of lists of Norwegians who died in the United Kingdom during the Second World War and their commemoration; press cuttings about the enlistment of Norwegians into British and Commonwealth forces; state visits by King Haakon of Norway.
Date19/4/1940 - 22/6/1944
Content NoteIncludes: Sketch of marble memorial in Norwegian plot in Greenwich Cemetery, London, 21 December 1942; Sketch showing a typical example of inscription on a Norwegian headstone; Cemetery plan of Greenwich Cemetery, London, showing location of Norwegian plot; Press cutting from the Times regarding a visit to Plymouth by King Haakon of Norway and Crown Prince Olaf to see ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy, 14 October 1941; Press cutting of an article entitled 'Sons of the Vikings' and 'The Nordic Physique', discussing enlistment of Norwegians into British and Commonwealth forces, no date; Press cutting from the Times about Arctic explorer, Captain Riiser-Larsen, being appointed to command the combined Norwegian Air Force, dated 22 April 1941; Sketch of the Norwegian colours in connection with marking of national colours on crosses; Press cutting from the Times discussing the mobilisation of Norwegian troops in Britain, 8 April 1941
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryArchive
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