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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/230
File NumberCCM66741
TitleOrdinary Seaman RICHARD JOHN RUNDLE - ST. DENNIS (ST. DENYS) CHURCHYARD - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Ordinary Seaman Richard John Rundle in St. Dennis (St. Denys) Churchyard, UK. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding the proposed removal of the kerb marking Ordinary Seaman Rundle’s grave and arrangements for its maintenance by the Commission; correspondence between the Rector and Commission regarding proposed arrangements and increased payment for the maintenance of war graves in the churchyard; correspondence with next of kin regarding new arrangements for the maintenance of Ordinary Seaman Rundle’s grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. C.P. Cocks, sister of the casualty, to the Ministry of Social Security regarding the Rector’s desire to remove the kerb marking Ordinary Seaman Rundle’s grave, which the family had erected at their own cost, and enquiring whether the Commission was responsible for the upkeep of the grave, dated 11 January 1967; letter from B. Walton to Mrs. C.P. Cocks explaining that Ordinary Seaman Rundle’s grave was one for which the Commission had been paying to maintain annually, dated 8 February 1967; letter from Reverend F.J. Chase, St. Dennis Rectory, to F. Watson, South Western Area Superintendent, explaining that the proposed removal of kerbs was intended to improve the overall tidiness of the churchyard, and that he had told Mrs. Cocks because Ordinary Seaman Rundle’s headstone was a private memorial it was not included in the maintenance agreement and that the money provided by the Commission was to go towards the care of the churchyard more generally, dated 23 February 1967; letter from F.J. Chase to F. Watson regarding arrangements and increased payment for the maintenance of war graves, dated 23 May 1967; handwritten letter from Mrs. C.P. Cocks to the IWGC stating that she wished for the Commission to maintain the grave, dated 27 June 1967; letter to Mrs. C.P. Cocks regarding an agreement with the Parochial Church Council for the maintenance of Ordinary Seaman Rundle’s grave, which had proved rather difficult because of the Rector’s inability to find someone to undertake the work, dated 30 July 1968.
Date11/1/1967 - 30/7/1968
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameST. DENNIS (ST. DENYS) CHURCHYARD
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