| Content Note | Includes: Letter from the Secretary to the Department, New Zealand Government Offices, to the IWGC Secretary stating that the New Zealand Government determined that Second Lieutenant Espiner had died due to disabilities sustained on war service and requesting that a Commission headstone be erected and maintained on his grave, dated 10 January 1931; letter from the IWGC Secretary to the Chief Administrative Officer, Arras, enquiring about the estimated cost to maintain Second Lieutenant Espiner’s grave, whether it could be maintained in perpetuity, and if a Commission headstone was permitted for erection, dated 28 January 1931; copy letter from Mrs. J.A. Espiner, widow of the casualty, to the High Commissioner for New Zealand enquiring about the delayed erection of Second Lieutenant Espiner’s headstone, dated 7 November 1931; letter from the Secretary to the Department, New Zealand Government Offices, to the IWGC Secretary explaining that the Commission was authorised to spend up to £12.10s.0d. in connection with the erection of a headstone and kerb on Second Lieutenant Espiner’s grave, dated 25 November 1931; letter from the IWGC Secretary to the High Commissioner for New Zealand requesting remittance for the costs associated with the erection of the headstone, dated 13 April 1932; letter from the Official Secretary, New Zealand Government Offices, to the IWGC Secretary stating that the widow of the casualty had made arrangements with the Gatekeeper of the cemetery for the placement of flowers and removal of weeds on an annual basis, dated 24 June 1932. |
| Cemetery_Name | PIERRE LEVEE CEMETERY, POITIERS |