Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/222
File NumberCCM66140
TitleLieutenant HUGH WILLIAM ELLIOTT - BOXWORTH (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Lieutenant Hugh William Elliott in Boxworth (St. Peter) Churchyard, UK. Main topics include: request from next of kin for financial assistance to repair the grave of Lieutenant Elliott; internal correspondence regarding request for report on the condition of the grave; further internal correspondence regarding the inadvertent repair of the grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Enquiry form completed on behalf Miss Elliott regarding request for assistance with the cost of the work to repair the kerb and private memorial marking Lieutenant Elliott’s grave and its future maintenance, dated 21 January 1958; letter from the Deputy Regional Director, UK Region, to the Area Superintendent, Central Area, regarding request to have the Superintendent of Works provide a report on the condition of the private memorial and estimate of the necessary repairs, dated 28 January 1958; letter from R. Tapper, for Superintendent, Central Area, to the Deputy Regional Director, UK Region, explaining that the Commission’s craftsman, Mr. Mitchell, replumbed the cross, levelled the kerbs, and washed both instead of inspecting and submitting a report as instructed, dated 6 March 1958; letter from M. Campbell, IWGC Secretary, to Miss Elliott explaining that the grave of Lieutenant Elliott had been attended to, though future similar action could not be promised for private memorials, as maintenance work was reserved only for graves marked by Commission headstones, dated 13 March 1958.
Date21/1/1958 - 15/4/1958
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBOXWORTH (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD
ArchNoteOriginal file destroyed.
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