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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/1/256
File NumberAA60692
TitleSergeant THOMAS HEDLEY HILL - LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY - Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding the grave of Sergeant Thomas Hedley Hill in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Main topics concern correspondence from the husband of Sergeant Hill's sister explaining that the grave had been difficult to locate as the location information in the register was incorrect and enquiring about the omission of the Bar from Sergeant Hill's Military Medal. Correspondence from the Commission responding to confirm the details were to be corrected and the words 'And Bar' would be added to the headstone to acknowledge the award in addition to the Military Medal.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mr F.P.H. Fewtrell explaining it had been dificult for him and his wife to trace the grave of her brother Sergeant Hill based on the information recorded in the cemetery register and enquiring about the bar added to Sergeant Hill's Military Medal, dated 25 July 1959.
Date25/7/1959 - 2/12/1963
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
Cemetery_NameLIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
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