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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/433
File NumberCCM101013
TitlePrivate PERCY JOHN COOK - BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY - Royal Marine Light Infantry
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private Percy John Cook in Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding request for information and advice about visiting the grave of Private Cook; correspondence from next of kin requesting information about the condition of Berlin South-Western Cemetery following the Second World War.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. Elsie Cook, widow of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting information and advice about visiting Private Cook’s grave, and the name of a Commission representative in Berlin, dated 12 March 1937; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Mrs. E. Cook providing the contact information for the Commission’s representative in Berlin, Mr. C.H. Batty, dated 22 March 1937; handwritten letter from Mrs. E. Cook to the IWGC thanking Mr. Batty for his assistance during her visit to Private Cook’s grave, and commending the work of Commission Gardeners Mr. Langley, in Berlin South-Western Cemetery, and Mr. Friend, in Cologne Cemetery, for maintaining each site, dated 2 May 1937; letter from Mrs. E. Cook to the IWGC Controller requesting information about the condition of Berlin South-Western Cemetery, dated 9 December 1945; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Mrs. E. Cook reporting that the cemetery received attention during the war and did not appear to suffer any great damage, dated 19 December 1945.
Date12/3/1937 - 19/12/1945
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY
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