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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/197
File NumberCCM63176
TitleSerjeant Major WILLIAM THOMAS BRINE - KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES CEMETERY - Royal Army Medical Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Serjeant Major William Thomas Brine in Kingston-Upon-Thames Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: enquiries from the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries (DGRE) regarding the burial location of Serjeant Major Brine; enquiry from next of kin concerning the erection of a Commission headstone; correspondence from next of kin regarding the intention to erect a private memorial as a result of the delayed erection of a Commission headstone; later correspondence from next regarding the re-opening and interring of Serjeant Major Brine’s son in the grave, and subsequent decision to erect a private memorial and lay the Commission headstone flat.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Brine, widow of the casualty, to the DGRE stating that Serjeant Major Brine was buried in grave number 3614 in Kingston-Upon-Thames Cemetery, and that she accepted the Commission’s offer to erect a temporary wooden cross, dated 21 May 1919; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Brine to the IWGC Secretary enquiring about the erection of a Commission headstone, dated 14 June 1923; letter from A.E.H.S., IWGC Secretary, informing Mrs. A. Brine that the Commission would erect a headstone over the grave, dated 10 July 1923; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Brine to the IWGC Secretary regarding her decision to erect a private memorial over Serjeant Major Brine’s grave, as the Commission headstone had not yet been erected, and requesting financial assistance to do so, dated 7 February 1924; letter from A.E.H.S., IWGC Secretary, to Mrs. A. Brine explaining that no financial assistance could be provided for the erection of private memorials and that the Commission headstone would be erected as soon as possible, dated 13 February 1924; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Brine to the IWGC regarding the burial of her eldest son in Serjeant Major Brine’s grave, and subsequent decision to erect a private memorial and lay the Commission headstone flat on the grave, dated 6 February 1934; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Mrs. A. Brine stating that the Commission headstone was not designed to be laid flat and to position it at the foot of the grave if a private memorial was desired, dated 28 March 1934.
Date24/11/1918 - 28/3/1934
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameKINGSTON-UPON-THAMES CEMETERY
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