Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/204
File NumberCCM64049
TitleChaplain 4th Class The Rev. CHARLES LEES BEDALE - CAMBRIDGE (HISTON ROAD) CEMETERY - Royal Army Chaplains' Department
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Chaplain 4th Class The Reverend Charles Lees Bedale in Cambridge (Histon Road) Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding the unmarked grave of Chaplain Bedale and possible erection of a Commission headstone; further correspondence confirming that Chaplain Bedale was buried in a common grave containing additional burials, and proposal that a Commission headstone commemorating Chaplain Bedale be erected elsewhere in the cemetery; later correspondence concerning private ownership of the grave and erection of a private memorial.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from W. Yates, Regional Director, to the Director General, Director of External Relations and Records (DERR), regarding the unmarked common grave of Chaplain Bedale, which was previously marked by a private memorial, and possible erection of a Commission headstone, dated 26 July 1961; letter from the Regional Works Officer to the Director General, DERR, confirming that Chaplain Bedale was buried in a common grave and suggesting that a Commission headstone be erected elsewhere in the cemetery as headstones could not be erected on such graves, dated 1 August 1961; sketch plan of Cambridge (Histon Road) Cemetery showing the proposed position of Chaplain Bedale’s Commission headstone; ; letter from the Regional Director to the Director General, DERR, confirming that Chaplain Bedale was buried in grave 24. B. 26 with his wife and a Mr. Whibley and his wife, dated 19 September 1961; letter from the Regional Director to the Director General, DERR, reporting that information regarding the grave of Chaplain Bedale was incorrect and that the grave was privately owned, contained four burials, was marked by a private memorial and kerb, and likely classified as a 2(b)(ii), dated 1 June 1964.
Date26/7/1961 - 2/6/1964
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameCAMBRIDGE (HISTON ROAD) CEMETERY
ArchNoteOriginal file destroyed.
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