| Content Note | Includes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. Agatha Stiebel, widow of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting the return of the temporary wooden cross marking Lieutenant Stiebel’s grave, undated; letter from A.E.H.S., IWGC, to Mrs. A. Stiebel regarding the transfer of Lieutenant Stiebel’s grave from 14th Divisional Cemetery, Bassouia, to Amara War Cemetery, dated 7 May 1924; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Stiebel to the IWGC Secretary requesting a photograph of Lieutenant Stiebel’s grave and enquiring whether she was able to visit Amara War Cemetery and why she never received the wooden cross marking his grave, date 2 February 1926; letter from A.E.H.S., for the Principal Assistant Secretary, to Mrs. A. Stiebel explaining that the Commission were unable to provide photographs or arrangements to visit Lieutenant Stiebel’s grave, and that the grave had not been marked by a wooden cross to prevent the possibility of desecration, dated 12 February 1926; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Stiebel to the IWGC requesting the exact location of Lieutenant Stiebel’s grave, as she was applying for a passport to visit Iraq, dated 20 October 1927; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Stiebel to the Principal Assistant Secretary stating that her trip to Amara War Cemetery was postponed after her daughters contracted measles and she was placed in quarantine, dated 12 January 1928; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Stiebel to the IWGC regarding her visit to War Cemeteries in Iraq, which were beautifully kept, and that she was impressed how the gardeners were able to grow flowers despite the effects of salt on the soil at Amar War Cemetery, dated 30 April 1930; handwritten letter from Mrs. A. Stiebel to the IWGC thanking and commending the Commission for their work, dated 11 November 1935; letter from G.H. Peek, on behalf of Mrs. Agatha Peisker, daughter of the casualty, to Oliver Holt, IWGC, requesting permission to bury the ashes of Lieutenant Stiebel’s wife in his grave, dated 7 January 1955; letter to W. Wynne Mason, IWGC Middle Eastern District, enquiring whether it was possible to transfer the remains of Lieutenant Stiebel’s wife to Iraq for burial in his grave, dated 14 January 1955; letter from O. Holt to A. Hunter, IWGC Middle Eastern District, enquiring whether permission to admit the ashes of Lieutenant Stiebel’s wife into Iraq had been obtained, dated 2 March 1955; letter from the IWGC Middle Eastern District headquarters to O. Holt stating that the Iraqi Ministry of Health did not object to the importation of the ashes provided they were in a well-sealed casket, and that arrangements would be made by the Area Superintendent for their burial upon arrival, dated 5 March 1955; handwritten letter from Mrs. Agatha Peisker to O. Holt explaining that she received the legalised certificates from the Iraqi Embassy and that the casket was expected to reach Baghdad on 30 April or 1 May, dated 25 April 1955; letter from O. Holt to Mrs. Agatha Peisker reporting that the ashes of Lieutenant Stiebel’s wife were buried in his grave on 31 May 1955, dated 31 May 1955. |