Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/449
File NumberCCM101383
TitleSecond Officer JAMES ISBISTER - SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY - Mercantile Marine
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Second Officer James Isbister in Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Main topics include: correspondence with next of kin regarding the transfer of Second Officer Isbister’s grave from a small private cemetery in Marsala, Sicily, to Syracuse War Cemetery.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from F. Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to Miss Georgina Isbister, sister of the casualty, stating that the Commission intended to transfer the grave of Second Officer Isbister from a small private cemetery in Marsala, Sicily, to Syracuse British War Cemetery due to the proposed closure of the cemetery, dated 31 March 1949; letter from Miss G. Isbister to F. Tyrrell agreeing to the transfer of Second Officer Isbister’s grave and abandonment of the private memorial, dated 13 April 1949.
Date12/10/1948 - 5/5/1949
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameSYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY
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