Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/170
File NumberCCM59048
TitlePrivate 2nd Class DOUGLAS DRYSDALE MARNIE - CATHCART CEMETERY - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private 2nd Class Douglas Drysdale Marnie in Cathcart Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: request from next of kin to replace the Commission headstone with a private memorial; correspondence regarding the Commission’s request to include details of Private Marnie’s rank and service on the headstone; internal note stating that no confirmation about the headstone’s removal and collection was received.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from Miss Mary Marnie, sister of the casualty, to the IWGC Area Superintendent requesting permission to remove and replace the Commission headstone marking Private Marnie’s grave with a private memorial, dated 9 January 1960; copy of the proposed inscription on the private memorial; letter from A.R.C. Prentis, IWGC Secretary, to Miss M. Marnie agreeing to the removal of the Commission’s headstone provided it was done at her expense and that the proposed inscription be amended to include Private Marnie’s rank and service or have the grave moved to the foot of the grave, dated 29 January 1960; letter from Miss M. Marnie informing the IWGC Director that the inscription was altered by Mr. James Hosie, sculptor, to include Private Marnie’s rank and service, dated 10 February 1960; letter from A.R.C. Prentis to Miss M. Marnie requesting confirmation that the Commission headstone was removed and stored with the cemetery Superintendent, dated 23 March 1960; file note from D. Alexandra stating that no confirmation regarding the removal and collection of the Commission headstone was received from the UK Region, so it was assumed that the headstone was removed, dated 4 April 1966.
Date9/1/1960 - 4/4/1966
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameCATHCART CEMETERY
ArchNoteOriginal file destroyed.
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