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CWGC - Records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- 1 - Historic Archive
  - 1 - Part 1 - Work of the Commission in Connection with First World War Deaths
    - 1 - The Prehistory of the Commission

Unique ID	CWGC/1/1/1/23
File Number	ADD 4/1/6
Title	Red Cross Record Office file 390: Graves Registration Commission
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Description	Main topics: application from DGRE for funding to establish a drawing office at Boulogne; Red Cross desire to be represented permanently on the Imperial War Graves Commission; setting up of drawing office; employment of a Boy Scout at the drawing office
Content Note	Including:Letter referring to enrolment of W. Cowlishaw and other architects in Red Cross service; on behalf of DGRE; 5 Nov. 1917.Letter from Cowlishaw re his position as head of the drawing office upon its removal to DGRE headquarters; 29 Oct. 1918.Correspondence with Cowlishaw re transfer of staff to IWGC; 17-20 Apr. 1919.
Date	19/10/1917 - 9/6/1919
Extent	1 file
Collection	Archive
Category	Archive
ArchNote	DOCUMENTS ARE BY AND TO ADMINISTRATORS OF BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY; SOME OF IT FROM F. WARE; ACQUIRED FROM THE RED CROSS BY F. TYRRELL IN 1928; IN DATE ORDER FROM FRONT.

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Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/2	Ware; Sir; Fabian Arthur Goulstone (1869-1949); newspaper editor and the founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission	1869-1949
DS/UK/27	Cowlishaw; William Harrison (1869-1957); architect	1869-1957
DS/UK/46	Tyrrell; Frank (1892-1964); Chief Clerk, Personal Assistant to Sir Fabian Ware	1892-1964

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