Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/224
File NumberCCM66173
TitlePrivate A. FLETCHER - SMALLEY (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD - Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private A. Fletcher in Smalley (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding next of kin’s refusal to erect a wooden cross and headstone on Private Fletcher’s grave; correspondence regarding request to erect a Commission headstone over the still unmarked grave of Private Fletcher; correspondence regarding next of kin’s decision to erect a Commission headstone and addition of a personal inscription; correspondence regarding the erection of the headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. Sarah Fletcher, widow of the casualty, to the Director of Graves Registration and Enquiries (DGRE) stating that Private Fletcher was buried in Smalley (St. John the Baptist) Churchyard and that a wooden cross for his grave was not desired, dated 26 March 1919; handwritten letter from Mrs. S. Eley, widow of the casualty, to the IWGC Secretary refusing the Commission’s offer to erect a headstone, dated 3 February 1932; letter from the CWGC Director-General to Mrs. W. Eley enquiring whether a headstone marking the still unmarked grave of Private Fletcher was desired, dated 9 September 1966; letter the CWGC Director-General to E. Fletcher regarding the family’s decision to erect a Commission headstone and whether the addition of a personal inscription was desired, dated 29 September 1966; handwritten letter from Eric Fletcher to the IWGC providing the personal inscription for Private Fletcher’s headstone, undated; letter from the CWGC Director-General to Eric Fletcher stating that Private Fletcher’s headstone had been erected, dated 8 November 1967.
Date24/2/1919 - 8/11/1967
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameSMALLEY (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
ArchNoteRepackaged by Michael Davis (Trainee Archivist) on 12/11/2019.
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