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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/1/133
File NumberAA44101
TitleGunner ALFRED COLLIER - BRADFORD (THORNTON) CEMETERY - Royal Field Artillery
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Gunner Alfred Collier in Bradford (Thornton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Main topics include request from next of kin to have the Commission headstone erected over the grave removed and replaced with a new headstone and kerbs, with the Commission headstone laid recumbent on the grave. Response from the Commission allowing for the removal of the headstone, but requesting it should be destroyed rather than laid recumbent on the grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from C. Winterburn (Monumental Sculptor) writing on behalf of the next of kin with a sketch design of the proposed private memorial, dated 10 January 1956. Copy letter from Area Superintendent of Northern Area conforming that the cemetery staff had informed that the Commission headstone had been destroyed in accordance with the Chief Administrative Officer's instructions, dated 4 September 1956.
Date10/1/1956 - 4/9/1956
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
Cemetery_NameBRADFORD (THORNTON) CEMETERY
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