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CWGC - Records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
8 - Casualty and Commemoration Records
1 - Casualty Archive
4 - Efiles
1 - First World War Efiles
2 - CCM Efiles
Unique ID
CWGC/8/1/4/1/2/340
File Number
CCM87722
Title
Corporal WATSON - HAIDAR PASHA CEMETERY - Army Pay Corps
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Description
File of correspondence concerning the grave of Corporal W.J. Watson in Haida Pasha Cemetery, Turkey. Main topics include: correspondence with A. G. Ransley, Esq., a former comrade of Corporal Watson who enquired about visiting his grave during his planned visit to Istanbul, provision of directions and letter of appreciation upon his return.
Content Note
Includes: letter from A. G. Ransley, Esq., a former comrade of Corporal Watson who had attended his funeral in 1919 enquiring about visiting his grave during his planned visit to Istanbul; the Commission's reply providing directions; and follow-up correspondence upon his return including his letter of appreciation asking for the name and address of the caretaker (Kasim Gerday) which the Commission subsequently obtained and shared with him.
Date
29/12/1959 - 20/07/1960
Extent
1 file
Collection
Archive
Category
Efiles
Cemetery_Name
HAIDAR PASHA CEMETERY
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