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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/454
File NumberCCM101427
TitlePrivate GEORGE EDWARD OGILVIE - BEAULENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, LIGNY-THILLOY - Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private George Edward Ogilvie in Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, France. Main topics include: request from next of kin for information about the location of Private Ogilvie’s grave; correspondence regarding request from next of kin for a photograph of Beaulencourt British Cemetery and purchase of the cemetery Register; correspondence regarding the provision of a photograph of Beaulencourt British Cemetery showing Private Ogilvie’s grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Keith V. Sinclair, nephew of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting Private Ogilvie’s particulars and location of his grave, dated 20 April 1950; handwritten letter from Keith Sinclair to the IWGC requesting a photograph, booklet, or any form of documentation relating to Beaulencourt British Cemetery, dated 6 June 1955; letter from F. Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to Keith Sinclair explaining that the Commission did not possess any photographs of the cemetery, but advised that the British Legion were able to obtain photographs of graves for relatives, and that a copy of the cemetery Register was available for purchase, dated 30 June 1955; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Keith Sinclair providing a spare photograph of Beaulencourt British Cemetery showing Private Ogilvie’s grave, dated 24 September 1957.
Date20/7/1950 - 8/10/1959
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBEAULENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, LIGNY-THILLOY
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