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CWGC - Records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
8 - Casualty and Commemoration Records
1 - Casualty Archive
4 - Efiles
1 - First World War Efiles
1 - AA Efiles
Unique ID
CWGC/8/1/4/1/1/123
File Number
AA42851
Title
Gunner SYDNEY AUSTEN DIXIE - HEDON CEMETERY - Royal Field Artillery
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Description
File of correspondence concerning the grave and headstone of Gunner Sydney Austin Dixie in Radon Cemetery, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Main topic concerns the Commission’s request addressed to the next of kin to reposition Gunner Dixie’s headstone from recumbent to standing upright as it had been found the inscription on the Commission’s headstones deteriorated more rapidly and the difficulty of maintenance increased when laid recumbent on graves.
Date
31/7/1959 - 21/8/1959
Extent
1 file
Collection
Archive
Cemetery_Name
HEDON CEMETERY
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