Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/385
File NumberCCM95953
TitleOrdinary Seaman ERNEST STACEY LAWRENCE - CALVARIA CEMETERY - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Ordinary Seaman Ernest Stacey Lawrence in Calvaria Cemetery, Hungary. Main topics include: correspondence regarding the propoedl and subsequent transfer of Ordinary Seaman Lawrence into a plot designated for soldiers of the First World War in Calvaria Cemetery; correspondence regarding the proposed replacement of the memorial marking Ordinary Seaman Lawrence’s grave with a Commission headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from B.S.C.G., IWGC Principal Assistant Secretary, to A.S. Lawrence, father of the casualty, enquiring whether the Hungarian Government’s proposed transfer of the grave of Ordinary Seaman Lawrence, and all other First World War soldiers buried in Calvaria Cemetery, to a “Heroes’ Section” of the cemetery was permitted, dated 20 August 1930; handwritten letter from A.S. Lawrence agreeing to the removal and reburial of Ordinary Seaman Lawrence, dated 9 September 1930; letter from the CWGC Director-General to A.S. Lawrence enquiring whether the Commission was permitted to erect a standard headstone in place of the memorial marking Ordinary Seaman Lawrence’s grave, which had been erected by the local Hungarian authorities after the war but fallen into poor condition, dated 7 October 1964.
Date26/4/1928 - 7/10/1964
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameCALVARIA CEMETERY
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