Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/164
File NumberCCM57891
TitlePrivate RICHMOND HERBERT HOPES - MANGOTSFIELD (ST. JAMES) CHURCHYARD - Royal Army Medical Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding the grave of Private Richmond Hopes in Mangotsfield (St James) Churchyard, England. The correspondence details the replacing of a private memorial with a standard Commission headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from Regional Director, UK Region, to A R C Prentis, the CWGC Director General, explaining that Private Hopes' sister, Miss Dora Hopes, wished for a Commission headstone to replace the decayed private memorial on his grave, 25 October 1960; letter from Mr Prentis to Miss Hopes, stating that the Commission would provide a headstone, and offering her the option of a personal inscription at the foot of the stone, 27 October 1960; handwritten letter from Miss Hopes, submitting a personal inscription including the names, dates of death, and ages of three other relatives presumably all buried in the same grave, 18 November 1960; letter from Mr Prentis to Miss Hopes, suggesting the format for the personal inscription, and asking her to confirm the forenames of her brother and of her mother, 23 November 1960; discussion between Commission staff regarding fees, January-June 1961.
Date25/10/1960 - 6/6/1961
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameMANGOTSFIELD (ST. JAMES) CHURCHYARD
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