Record

Unique IDCWGC/1/2/A/339
Alt Ref NoA/52/5 PT.1
TitleMemorial To Missing - Merchant Navy
DescriptionMain topics: discussions with Ministry of Transport about the Admiralty and Commission's agreement for the IWGC to commemorate members of the Merchant Navy who died during the Second World War and have no known grave at Tower Hill; procedure for acquiring names and details of those to be commemorated at Tower Hill.
Date14/1/1945 - 15/1/1947
Content NoteIncludes: Preliminary report by Edward Maufe on the proposed form and suggested sites of the 1939-1945 extension, dated 14 January 1945; copy of letter from Sir Fabian Ware to Mr W. Smith of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners suggesting that the Ministry of War Transport be the responsible department for setting up the committee to consider proposals for the commemoration of the Merchant Navy dead of the Second World War, dated 4 April 1946; copy of letter from Sir Fabian Ware to Sir Cyril Hurcomb of the Ministry of Transport suggesting and outlining steps for setting up the Committee, dated 15 January 1947.
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryArchive