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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
13 - Members Of The Commission Staff And Appointment Of Auditors.
Unique ID
CWGC/1/1/13/1
File Number
WG 1
Title
Re Appointment Of Sir F. Kenyon And A Vice Chairman
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Description
Main topics: Kenyon's proposals for composition and work of advisory committee to Commission on design of cemeteries; proposal of Kenyon as chairman of advisory committee; and F. Ware as Vice-Chairman; approval of appointments by Commissioners.
Content Note
Including: Memorandum re acquisition of burial grounds in France and Belgium; 13 Oct. 1917. Letter from Sir A. Mond re appointments; 31 Oct. 1917. Letter from R. Kipling re appointments and suggesting regiments propose designs for headstones; 1 Nov. 1917. Letter from Lord Derby to Trustees of British Museum re appointment of Kenyon; 6 Nov. 1917.
Date
22/8/1917 - 16/11/1917
Extent
1 file
Collection
Archive
Category
Archive
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/3
Kenyon; Sir; Frederic George (1863-1952); Greek and biblical scholar and museum director
1863-1952
DS/UK/4
Kipling; (Joseph) Rudyard (1865-1936); writer and poet
1865-1936
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/62
Stanley; Lord; Edward George Villiers (1865-1948); 17th Earl of Derby; politician, racehorse owner, soldier, Secretary of State for War, British Ambassador to France, Chairman of the Imperial War Graves Commission
1865-1948
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