Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/110
File NumberCCM37655
TitleCaptain GEORGE LEONARD GRANT - MAZINGARBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY - Royal Army Medical Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding the grave of Captain George Leonard Grant in Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery. The main topic of the correspondence concerns the private memorial cross erected by the Captain's comrades in The London Scottish.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mr Leonard Grant, Captain Grant's father, asking for a photograph of his grave in Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery, 22 December 1915; letter from the IWGC Principal Assistant Secretary to Mr Grant, informing him that the standard Commission headstone had been erected over his son's grave, but a marble cross, put up by members of The London Scottish, also remained on the grave, 22 September 1925; condition report by Lieutenant Colonel E H Jarvis, Deputy Director of Works, stating that the private memorial was broken, and also inscribed with the incorrect rank, 1 July 1935; letter from H G Maybury, Assistant Secretary, to the Regional Director (France), informing him that as no correspondence had been exchanged with the next of kin since 1925, no objection was raised to the removal of the private memorial on Captain Grant's grave, 11 July 1957.
Date22/12/1915 - 11/7/1957
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameMAZINGARBE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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