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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/1/242
File NumberAA60578
TitlePrivate HUGH McLAUGHLIN - HEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES - Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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DescriptionFIle of correspondence regarding the grave of Private Hugh McLaughlin in Heath Cemetery, Harmonnieres, France. Main topic concerns correspondence received by Australia House from Reverend Francis McLaughlin, son of Private McLaughlin, enquiring into the location of his father's grave and providing further details of his next of kin. Further correspondence from Rev. McLaughlin requesting copies of the cemetery/memorial register for Heath Cemetery and VIllers-Bretonneux Cemetery.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from Rev. Francis McLaughlin recounting the visit to Amiens, Villers-Bretonneux and Heath Cemetery, remarking on the tidiness of the cemeteries as well as requesting a copy of the Heath Cemetery register and that Anzac Day would have more meaning following his visit to the battlefields, dated 21 April 1961. Letter from D.R.M. Thompson Reception Officer at Australia House, requesting for copies of the cemetery register for Heath Cemetery and historical notes from the introduction to the Villers-Bretonneux register on behalf of Rev. McLaughlin and his family members, dated 10 July 1961. Handwritten letter from Rev. McLaughlin regarding his visit to his father's grave in Heath Cemetery before returning to Australia and requesting to visit the Commission's offices, dated 29 August 1961.
Date22/11/1956 - 5/9/1961
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
Cemetery_NameHEATH CEMETERY, HARBONNIERES
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