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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/1/1/13/32
File Number	P 315 PT.1
Title	Sir Frank Higginson
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Description	Main topics: nomination and appointment as Canadian member of architectural staff in France; appointments as Assistant Inspector of Works; Assistant Deputy Director of Works; Deputy Director of Works; France; and Chief Administrative Officer; Central European Area; Director of Works; leave and travel arrangements.
Content Note	Including:Letters from H. Baker and F. Kenyon re Higginson's suitability as architect; 18-19 Sep. 1918.Correspondence with R. Blomfield; F. Kenyon; Canadian High Commissioner and Province of Quebec Association of architects re appointment of a Canadian candidate; 4 Oct. - 31 Dec. 1918.Letter from Higginson mentioning completion of Villers-Bretonneux Australian memorial; 16 Apr. 1938.Copy of letter from F. Ware stating Commission policy on senior appointments; 21 Apr. 1938; portrait photograph of Frank Higginson
Date	9/9/1918 - 23/9/1938
Extent	1 file
Collection	Archive
Category	Archive

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Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/3	Kenyon; Sir; Frederic George (1863-1952); Greek and biblical scholar and museum director	1863-1952
DS/UK/6	Baker; Sir; Herbert (1862-1946); architect and author	1862-1946
DS/UK/7	Blomfield; Sir; Reginald Theodore (1856-1942); architect	1856-1942
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/14	Higginson; Sir; Frank (1890-1958); architect; Secretary to the Imperial War Graves Commission; Director of Works; Chief Admin Officer (Deputy Controller, Central European District)	1890-1958

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