Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/139
File NumberCCM52610
TitlePrivate J.W. HARDING - HUYTON (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION - Training Reserve
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private J.W. Harding in Huyton (St. Michael) Churchyard Extension, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding Private Harding’s headstone, which made no reference to his service, and the proposed addition of an inscription bearing his particulars.
Content NoteIncludes: handwritten letter from Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, parents of the casualty, to the Directorate Graves Registration and Enquiries disclosing the burial location of Private J.W. Harding, agreeing to the erection of a standard wooden cross on his grave, and enquiring about the burial location of their other son, Private Robert Harding, dated 10 March 1920; letter from B.S.C.G., IWGC Secretary, to Mrs. Harding, enquiring whether an inscription bearing the particulars of Private Harding could be added to the headstone marking his grave as there was no existing reference to the service casualty, dated 4 April 1932; handwritten letter from Mrs. A.E. Harding, mother of the casualty, to the IWGC agreeing to the addition of the proposed inscription, dated 11 June 1932.
Date7/2/1920 - 21/4/1960
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameHUYTON (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
ArchNoteRepackaged by Michael Davis (Trainee Archivist) on 30/10/2019.
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