Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/453
File NumberCCM101420
TitlePrivate HANSON STEPHENSON - LEEDS (LAWNS WOOD) CEMETERY - Royal Army Ordnance Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private Hanson Stephenson in Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding enquiry from next of kin about the erection of a Commission headstone over the grave of Private Stephenson; correspondence confirming that Private Stephenson’s grave was classified as a war grave and therefore entitled to a Commission headstone; correspondence regarding the erection of a Commission headstone over Private Stephenson’s grave, which also commemorated his son, Gunner F.R. Stephenson, who was also buried in the grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Copy letter from Walter R. Pearson, Superintendent Registrar and Clerk to the Board, Headingley-cum-Burley Burial Board, on behalf of Mrs. Stephenson, widow of the casualty, to Colonel Murphy, IWGC, enquiring whether Private Stephenson, and his son, Gunner F.R. Stephenson, who was buried in the same grave, were entitled to a Commission headstone, dated 28 April 1949; copy letter from E. Chapman, for the Secretary, Ministry of Pensions, to the IWGC Secretary confirming that Private Stephenson’s death was due to his war service, dated 22 November 1949; copy letter from F. Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to Mrs. Stephenson stating that Private Stephenson was entitled to a Commission headstone, dated 19 December 1949.
Date28/4/1949 - 1/2/1950
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameLEEDS (LAWNS WOOD) CEMETERY
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