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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
11 - Pre-War Cemeteries And Graves In The Care Of The Commission
Unique ID
CWGC/1/1/11/32
File Number
WG 1500/1/92
Title
Pre-War Cemeteries - Graves At Erdek And Boulair
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Description
Main topics: maintenance and restoration of British graves in cemeteries in Turkey; including monument to Christian missionary H. Martyn; desecration of Royal Navy burial plot; and removal of demolished monument and graves to Haidar Pasha cemetery.
Content Note
Including memorandum re concern of British diplomats with graves of Crimean war dead in late 19th century; with letter from Foreign Office; 4 Oct. 1927.
Date
1/10/1926 - 14/9/1931
Extent
1 file
Collection
Archive
Category
Archive
ArchNote
ERDEK IS ALSO KNOWN AS ARTAKI.
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