Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/107
File NumberCCM37502
TitleLieutenant PAUL SHEREK - CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Lieutenant Paul Sherek in Caudry British Cemetery, France. Main topics include: request from next of kin for the addition of a cross to the headstone of Lieutenant Sherek; correspondence regarding the addition of the cross, though smaller than standard size due to availability of space; correspondence from next of kin regarding the poor condition of inscriptions on numerous headstones in the cemetery; request from next of kin for the burial location of Lieutenant Sherek and copy of the death certificate.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from Henry Sherek, brother of the casualty, to the IWGC Director enquiring whether a cross could be added to the headstone of Lieutenant Sherek, as it was their deceased father, who was agnostic, that originally informed the Commission that a religious emblem was not desired, dated 12 July 1955; letter from F. Tyrell, IWGC Secretary, to Henry Sherek explaining that the space available on the headstone would not allow for the addition of a standard size cross of 6.5 inches, but a cross of 5 inches could be engraved, dated 18 August 1955; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Henry Sherek regarding the completion of and payment for the addition of the cross, dated 3 November 1955; letter from Henry Sherek to the IWGC regarding the poor condition of the inscriptions on numerous Commission headstones in the churchyard, with specific reference to the headstone of Private Albert Mason, dated 14 March 1960; copy of handwritten letter from Henry Sherek to Arthur Rucker, CWGC, regarding the illegible lettering on the headstone of Lieutenant Sherek, dated 22 November 1966; letter from Dr. Perwitz, Solicitors of Edith Crampon, aunt of Lieutenant Sherek, to the IWGC requesting the location of her nephew’s grave and a copy of the death certificate, dated 13 February 1976; copy of Lieutenant Sherek’s headstone layout, undated.
Date12/7/1955 - 20/2/1976
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameCAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY
ArchNoteRepackaged by Michael Davis (Trainee Archivist) on 25/10/2019.
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