Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/124
File NumberCCM39713
TitleSecond Lieutenant ION MORDAUNT TATHAM - BROCKENHURST (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD - Royal Flying Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Second Lieutenant Ion Mordaunt Tatham in Brockenhurst (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, UK. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding request to tidy up and enclose the grave of Second Lieutenant Tatham with other New Zealander war graves in the churchyard; internal correspondence concerning proposals to link Second Lieutenant Tatham’s grave to the plot of war graves; correspondence from next of kin agreeing to the Commission’s proposed plan to plant a hedge linking the grave with the war plot.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter Mrs. C. Tatham, mother of the casualty, to the IWGC Commissioner regarding the neglected condition of Second Lieutenant Tatham’s grave, and request that it be moved and included in the war plot, dated 2 December 1952; two copies of a postcard showing the New Zealander’s Memorial and war plot in Brockenhurst (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, letter from B. Melles, South Western Regional Inspector, to the Administrative Officer, UK District, regarding proposal to link the grave of Second Lieutenant Tatham with the war graves plot with colour sketch plan of the churchyard showing the position of Second Lieutenant Tatham’s grave and amended boundary hedge to link the grave to the plot, dated 9 January 1953; handwritten letter from Mrs. C. Tatham to the IWGC agreeing to the proposed arrangements to enclose the grave of her son with those of the New Zealand soldiers, dated 13 February 1953; letter from M. Campbell, IWGC Secretary, informing Mrs. C. Tatham that the proposed hedge, made of Santolina plants, linking the grave of Second Lieutenant Tatham with the other New Zealander war graves was completed, dated 23 April 1953.
Date23/11/1952 - 26/5/1953
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBROCKENHURST (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD
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