Content Note | Includes: Typed letter from Mr H Hutchins, describing how on a recent visit to Italy he had visited the cemetery and found the grave in a neglected condition, 22 July 1962; letter from the CWGC Director General to Mr Hutchins, explaining that the poor condition of the grave was already known to the Commission and plans were in place to replace the private memorial, a marble cross, with a standard Commission headstone, 2 November 1962; letter from the Director General to Mr Hutchins, informing him that the headstone had been replaced and the centre of the grave had been filled with marble chippings, 14 December 1962; two black and white photographs of Petty Officer Saunders' grave, taken c. 1962-1963; letter from Mr Hutchins, stating that he believed the grave of Petty Officer Saunders to be different to the one to which he referred in his first letter, as he recalled the name to be Baker, and the grave situated beside different monuments, 9 November 1963; letter from the Director General to Mr Hutchins, asking him to check on his next visit whether the graves were the same, and if not to record the details of the neglected grave in order that the Commission could look into the matter, 13 November 1963. |
Cemetery_Name | LA SPEZIA (BOSCHETTI) COMMUNAL CEMETERY |