Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/429
File NumberCCM100967
TitleStoker 2nd Class CHARLES JOHN CARTER - EAST LONDON CEMETERY, PLAISTOW - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Stoker 2nd Class Charles John Carter in East London Cemetery, Plaistow, UK. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding request to erect a headstone over the grave of Stoker 2nd Class Carter.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. L.M. Carter, mother of the casualty, to the IWGC Secretary requesting the replacement of the wooden cross marking Stoker Carter’s grave with a suitable headstone, dated 15 September 1936; letter from F. Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to Mrs. L.M. Carter explaining that the Commission were unable to erect a headstone on Stoker Carter’s grave, as he was buried in a common grave with civilians and commemorated on a Screen Wall memorial in the cemetery, but did not object to the erection of a small stone tablet, dated 26 September 1936.
Date15/9/1936 - 26/9/1936
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameEAST LONDON CEMETERY, PLAISTOW
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