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Unique IDCWGC/1/2/I/18
Alt Ref NoSDC 60/7
TitleDGRE Miscellaneous Correspondence; 1943
DescriptionMain topics: taking over of cemeteries in Africa by IWGC from DGRE; IWGC procedure re maintenance and concentration of World War 2 graves in Africa; appointment of senior IWGC officials in North Africa and Middle East; design of cemeteries for World War 2; officers holding posts with DGRE and IWGC concurrently; temporary wartime marking of graves; revision of procedures for graves registration by Army; relations with Italians after Armistice; treatment of graves to be concentrated when body cannot be found
Date16/2/1943 - 13/12/1943
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Content NoteIncluding: IWGC memorandum "Design of the Cemeteries of the Present War"; 26 Feb. 1943. Letter requesting services of W. von Berg as architect with DGRE; 9 Apr. 1943. Letter mentioning proposal to rebuild El Alamein railway station as a memorial; 16 Nov. 1943. Letter mentioning treatment of African burials; 5 Nov. 1943.
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