Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/266
File NumberCCM72928
TitleAble Seaman HENRY EDWARD CHAPLAIN - FREDRIKSTAD MILITARY CEMETERY - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Able Seaman Henry Edward Chaplain in Fredrikstad Military Cemetery, Norway. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding repeated requests for a photograph of Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave; correspondence from next of kin requesting the name of the cemetery in which Able Seaman Chaplain was buried and informing the Commission of her plans to erect a small memorial headstone commemorating Chaplain on his mother’s grave; correspondence regarding arrangements with the British Consul at Bergen to provide a photograph of the grave; request from next of kin for information and advice about visiting the grave; correspondence regarding the proposed transfer of Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave from Sletten I Froya Churchyard to Fredrikstad Military Cemetery.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. B. Chaplain, widow of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting a photograph of Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave and to include his age on the headstone, and enquiring whether the occasional placing of flowers on his grave could be arranged, dated 31 October 1921; handwritten letter from Mrs. B. Chaplain to the IWGC requesting two photographs of Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave, and enquiring if he was buried near other soldiers and whether she would be able to visit the grave, dated 27 July 1923; handwritten letter from Mrs. B. Chaplain to the IWGC regarding further request for a photograph of the grave, dated 25 March 1925; copy letter from Mrs. B. Chaplain to the Admiralty requesting the name of the cemetery in which Able Seaman Chaplain was buried and informing the Admiralty of her plans to erect a private memorial in his memory, dated 11 June 1930; handwritten letter from Mrs. B. Chaplain to the IWGC regarding the erection of a small memorial commemorating Able Seaman Chaplain on his recently deceased mother’s grave, and another request for a photograph of his grave, dated 26 June 1930; handwritten letter from Mrs. B. Chaplain to the IWGC accepting the Commission’s offer to contact the British Consul at Bergen to arrange for a photograph of the grave and to pay for the costs to do so, dated 5 July 1930; letter from the Acting British Consul, British Consulate, Bergen, to the IWGC Principal Assistant Secretary providing a photograph of the grave, which was procured through the Vice-Consul at Trondheim, at the cost of 2 Kroner, dated 4 August 1930; letter from the IWGC Director of External Relations and Records to the Regional Director, Northern Region, regarding a request from F. Chaplain, son of the casualty, for information and advice about visiting Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave, dated 3 March 1960; copy of Tour Report by H.E. Watson for visit to Sletten I Froya Churchyard with photograph showing Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave, dated September 1959; letter from the Regional Director, Northern Region, to the Director-General, Director of External Relations and Records, regarding the proposed concentration of Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave and suggestion that F. Chaplain be deterred from visiting the grave until it was transferred or put into good condition, dated 22 March 1960; letter from McN. Campbell, CWGC Director-General, to F. Chaplain regarding the proposed transfer of Able Seaman Chaplain’s grave to Fredrikstad Military Cemetery, dated 28 February 1961.
Date31/10/1921 - 1/3/1961
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameFREDRIKSTAD MILITARY CEMETERY
ArchNoteOriginal file destoryed.
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