Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/225
File NumberCCM66350
TitleDriver WILLIAM THOMAS GOLDING - BARKING (RIPPLESIDE) CEMETERY - Army Service Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Driver William Thomas Golding in Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: request from next of kin to remove the Commission headstone and erect a private memorial and correspondence concerning the Commission’s subsequent approval to do so.
Content NoteIncludes: handwritten letter from Percy Morris Golding, father of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting permission to remove the Commission headstone marking Driver Golding’s grave and its subsequent replacement with a private memorial commemorating his son and wife, Daisy R. Golding, who was recently buried in the same grave, dated 25 April 1951; letter from F. Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to P.M. Golding agreeing to the removal of the Commission headstone and request that it be broken up to prevent its further use, dated 15 May 1951; letter from F. Tyrrell to the Superintendent, Barking Corporation Cemetery, regarding permission for P.M. Golding to remove the Commission headstone marking Driver Golding’s grave, dated 15 May 1951.
Date25/4/1951 - 19/7/1951
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBARKING (RIPPLESIDE) CEMETERY
ArchNoteOriginal file destroyed.
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