Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/169
File NumberCCM58908
TitlePrivate J. ISAACS - PLASHET JEWISH CEMETERY - Royal Army Service Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private J. Isaacs in Plashet Jewish Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding damages to the private memorial marking Private Isaac’s grave, and the private memorials of six other First World War casualties, during the Second World War and attempts to contact the next of kin to replace the memorial or agree to the erection of a Commission headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from the Regional Director to the Director General, Director of External Relations and Records, regarding seven private memorials that were damaged beyond repair during the Second World War and remained unmarked, including that of Private Isaacs, dated 11 January 1961; letter from A.R.C. Prentis, CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. E. Davis, widow of Private Isaacs, enquiring whether she planned to replace the private memorial or preferred that the Commission erect one of their standard headstones, dated 7 April 1961; letter from the Director General, Director of External Relations to the Regional Director, UK Region, regarding Private Isaac’s correct age at death (31), as informed by the next of kin, and subsequent amendment to the Schedule A form, dated 10 July 1961.
Date11/1/1961 - 10/7/1961
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NamePLASHET JEWISH CEMETERY
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