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Unique IDCWGC/1/2/E/12/3
Alt Ref NoCM 12/2
TitleVisit Of President (Duke Of Gloucester) To Italy
DescriptionFile containing correspondence, proposed itineraries, press cuttings, reports and other notes regarding visit by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, President of the Commission, to cemeteries and memorials in Italy from 8 to 15 May 1955, including: Caserta War Cemetery; Minturno War Cemetery; Cassino War Cemetery; Rome War Cemetery; Anzio (War and Beach Head) Cemeteries; Bolsena War Cemetery; Orvieto War Cemetery; Assisi War Cemetery; Arezzo War Cemetery; Florence War Cemetery; Gradara War Cemetery; Coriano Ridge War Cemetery; Villanova Canadian War Cemetery; Ravenna War Cemetery; Forli (Indian Army and War) Cemeteries; Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery; Santerno Valley War Cemetery; Castiglione South African War Cemetery.
Date30/12/1954 - 27/05/1955
Content NoteIncludes: Copy letter from Brigadier S. Collingwood regarding choice of cars for tour of Italy, dated 18 April 1955; Invitation cards addressed to Frank Higginson for dinner by various delegates during the President's tour; Report of the tour by S. Collingwood, dated 30 May 1955.
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryRegistry Files
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