Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/431
File NumberCCM100986
TitlePrivate WILLIAM HENRY SWEENEY - WARRINGTON CEMETERY - Canadian Infantry
Multimedia

CWGC_8_1_4_1_2_431 (CCM100986).pdf

DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the non-war grave of Private William Henry Sweeney in Warrington Cemetery, England. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding request to erect a marker over the non-war grave of Private Sweeney; correspondence regarding the Commission’s inability to commemorate the grave; correspondence from the Canadian government concerning the proposed erection of a marker on Private Sweeney’s grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from E H Wilson, Registrar, County Borough of Warrington, on behalf of Mrs W Musgrave, sister of the casualty, to the IWGC enquiring why the grave of Private Sweeney had not been marked by a permanent memorial or maintained, dated 8 October 1936; handwritten letter from Mrs W Musgrave to Fabian Ware enquiring whether Private Sweeney’s grave could be marked by a Commission headstone, as she was informed by Mr C G Arthur, Overseas Representative, Canada House, that there was a possibility of the Canadian government erecting a marker on the grave, dated 15 December 1937; letter from C G Arthur to Captain B S Conyngham Greene, IWGC, explaining that he Mrs. Musgrave was informed that it was possible to erect a marker on the grave for the cost of £5, but had yet to receive a reply, dated 29 December 1937.
Date8/10/1936 - 29/12/1937
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameWARRINGTON CEMETERY
Add to My Items