Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/154
File NumberCCM54971
TitlePrivate WILLIAM FRANK RAPKINS - BRIGHTON (EXTRA-MURAL) BOROUGH CEMETERY - Royal Army Service Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private William Frank Rapkins in Brighton (Extra-Mural) Borough Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding the neglected condition of Private Rapkins’s grave and subsequent arrangements for its restoration.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. Victoria I. Rapkins, widow of the casualty, to the IWGC regarding the neglected condition of Private Rapkins’s grave, dated 29 July 1956; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Mrs. V.I. Rapkins explaining that the Cemetery Company was previously undertaking the maintenance of war graves, but the Brighton Borough Council had since taken over the maintenance of the cemetery and was in the process of putting the war graves in good condition, dated 10 August 1956.
Date29/7/1956 - 12/8/1956
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBRIGHTON (EXTRA-MURAL) BOROUGH CEMETERY
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