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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/457
File NumberCCM101440
TitleAircraftman 2nd Class THOMAS GEORGE HENRY COMPORT - MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding Aircraftman 2nd Class Thomas George Henry Comport who is commemorated on the Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, India. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding concerns over the future maintenance and placing of flowers on Aircraftman 2nd Class Comport’s grave; correspondence regarding the closure of Bangalore (Hosur Road) Cemetery and cessation of payments for the maintenance of Aircraftman 2nd Class Comport’s grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. M. Comport, mother of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting information about the future maintenance of Aircraftman Comport’s grave in Bangalore (Hosur Road) Cemetery and arrangements for the placement of flowers on the anniversary of his death, dated 23 October 1950; letter from the Chief Administrative Officer, IWGC India and Pakistan District, to the Secretary for Chief Records Officer, IWGC, explaining that Bangalore (Hosur Road) Cemetery was closed and payments for the annual maintenance of Aircraftman Comport’s grave were stopped, dated 23 January 1951.
Date23/10/1950 - 23/1/1951
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameMADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI
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