Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/150
File NumberCCM54616
TitleAir Mechanic 3rd Class JAMES DONACHIE - DUNDEE EASTERN NECROPOLIS - Royal Air Force
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CWGC_8_1_4_1_2_150 (CCM54616).pdf

DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Air Mechanic 3rd Class James Donachie in Dundee Eastern Necropolis, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding the replacement of the broken headstone marking Air Mechanic Donachie’s grave with a Commission headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Copy letter from R.A. Brown, Superintendent, Parks and Cemeteries Department, The Corporation of Dundee, to the IWGC Inspector, Scotland Region, reporting on the condition of the headstones marking the grave of Air Mechanic Donachie’s (K. 73), which was found to be completely broken and irreparable, and Lance Corporal J.L. Beswick (KK. 607D), which was noted as having the tenon of the column broken, but repairable, dated 8 July 1951; letter from the Administrative Officer, UK District, to the IWGC Inspector, Scotland, regarding the decision to replace the broken headstone marking Air Mechanic Donachie’s grave with a Commission headstone, as they were unable to contact the next of kin, and to arrange the repair of Lance Corporal Beswick’s headstone, dated 30 July 1951.
Date8/7/1951 - 30/7/1951
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameDUNDEE EASTERN NECROPOLIS
ArchNoteOriginal file destroyed.
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