Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/386
File NumberCCM95954
TitleDeck Hand MALCOLM MacLEOD - CALVARIA CEMETERY - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Deck Hand Malcolm MacLeod in Calvaria Cemetery, Hungary. Main topics include: correspondence regarding the transfer of Deck Hand MacLeod’s grave to a special 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: Handwritten letter from Donald MacLeod, father of the casualty, to the IWGC Secretary agreeing to the transfer of Deck Hand MacLeod’s grave to a special plot dedicated to soldiers of the First World War in Calvaria Cemetery, dated 23 August 1930; letter from the CWGC Director-General to Donald MacLeod enquiring whether the Commission was permitted to erect a standard headstone in place of the memorial marking Deck Hand MacLeod’s grave, which had been erected by the local Hungarian authorities after the war but fallen into poor condition, dated 7 October 1964.
Date15/5/1928 - 11/12/1964
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameCALVARIA CEMETERY
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