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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/1/61
File NumberAA32200
TitleMajor RALPH NOEL VERNON MONTGOMERY - DOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No.2 - Royal Field Artillery
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DescriptionCorrespondence regarding next of kin's request for personal inscription on headstone and other details to be added to the register entry for Major Montgomery. Request to have full Christian name (Ralph) inscribed on headstone and separate request for the return of the wooden cross on the grave. Later correspondence from next of kin regarding "black spots" (ringworm lichen) on crosses in cemetery.
Content NoteIncludes: Press cutting from Morning Post regarding instructions to next of kin for requesting the return of wooden crosses from the Commission, dated 15 Mar 1920. Letter of gratitude from next of kin for the return of the wooden cross, dated 29 Mar 1922. Inspection report by H. Robinson confirming condition of Montgomery's headstone, dated 25 Aug 1933.
Date7/6/1919 - 16/9/1933
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
Cemetery_NameDOULLENS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION No.2
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