Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/1/241
File NumberAA60570
TitleBombardier SIMEON OLIVER - VLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY - Royal Garrison Artillery
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding the grave of Bombardier Simeon Oliver in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Main topic concerns correspondence with Bombardier Oliver's daughter Mrs Lena Miles and her request to inter the ashes of her mother/Bombardier Oliver's widow into the grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs Lena G. Miles, daughter of Bombardier Oliver, asking about the location of the grave in preparation for her visit to the cemetery, dated 29 July 1956. Further letter from Mrs Miles explaining that she needed to arrange an earlier visit to inter her mother's ashes in the grave of her father Bombardier Oliver, dated 11 August 1963. Handwritten letter of appreciation from Mrs Miles mentioning the assistance given by Mr Dunn at Ypres in accompanying her and her husband to Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery to inter her mother's ashes, dated 27 September 1963.
Date29/7/1956 - 1/10/1963
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
Cemetery_NameVLAMERTINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
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