Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/102
File NumberCCM33720
TitlePrivate GUYMER - HORNCHURCH (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD - Royal Army Medical Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private S J Guymer in Hornchurch (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Essex. An exchange of letters between the Commission's head office and the casualty's son drawing his attention to the deterioration of the existing private memorial inviting him to approve its replacement with a standard Commission headstone and subsequent selection of a personal inscription.
Content NoteIncludes: Copy of letter from the Commission addressed to the casualty's surviving son drawing his attention to the deterioration of the existing private memorial inviting him to approve its replacement with a standard Commission headstone which, having found its intended recipient via a firm of solictors, resulted in a typed reply from Mr James A Guymer giving his agreement to erection of a standard headstone; subsequent exchange of letters inviting to choose a personal inscription which, after a further letter clarifiying the standard design and layout of the inscription, resulted in him selecting one from a specimen list.
Date13/7/1959 - 28/8/1959
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameHORNCHURCH (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD
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