Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/192
File NumberCCM62374
TitlePrivate 2nd Class ROBERT ERNEST WALL - HASTINGS CEMETERY, SUSSEX - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding the grave of Private Second Class Robert Wall in Hastings Cemetery, Sussex, England. The file contains several letters from Private Wall's son, Mr Herbert Cecil Wall, asking the Commission for details regarding his father's life, military service, and place of burial.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from M Bates, Commandant of St John's Hospital, Hastings, to the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries, with the information that Private Wall had been buried in Hastings Borough Cemetery, date stamped 3 March 1919; handwritten letter from Mr Herbert Cecil Wall, the casualty's son, to the Lady Margaret Hall Settlement in Lambeth, asking for details regarding the location of Private Wall's grave, dated 23 September 1937, forwarded to the IWGC on 4 October 1937; letter from the Officer in Charge of Records, Royal Air Force, to the IWGC Secretary, confirming the location of Private Wall's grave, 10 November 1937; handwritten letter from Mr Herbert Wall, asking for further details about his father and mother, and particularly any other relatives known to the Commission, 13 August 1955; letter from F Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to Mr Herbert Wall, explaining why his father was buried in Hastings and not his local cemetery in Camberwell, 13 September 1955; handwritten letter from Mr Herbert Wall, asking again for any biographical details about his father, for example, his place of birth, siblings, and address, 22 November 1976; letter from Mrs D Browne directing Mr Wall to the RAF Personnel Management Office in Gloucester, 3 December 1976.
Date25/2/1919 - 3/12/1976
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameHASTINGS CEMETERY (Sussex)
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