Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/465
File NumberCCM101471
TitleSecond Hand JOHN DAY - LOWESTOFT (NORMANSTON DRIVE) CEMETERY - Royal Naval Reserve
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Second Hand John Day in Lowestoft (Normanston Drive) Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: correspondence regarding request from next of kin to repossess Second Hand Day’s grave and to replace the Commission headstone with a private memorial; correspondence regarding the transfer of the rights in the grave and erection of a private memorial.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from Victor T. Cleaver, Secretary, Yolland Brothers Ltd., to the IWGC enquiring whether Skipper E.J. Day, son of the casualty, was able to repossess the grave and erect a private memorial commemorating Second Hand Day and his wife, who was recently buried in the grave, dated 5 March 1952; letter from F. Tyrrell, IWGC Secretary, to Messrs. Yolland Brothers Ltd. consenting to the removal of the Commission’s headstone and transfer of the rights in the grave, dated 14 March 1952; draft of the Deed of Assignment relating to the transfer of the burial rights in Second Hand Day’s grave to E.J. Day, undated; letter from J.F. Flynn, Inspector, Midland Region, to the Chief Administrative Officer, UK District, reporting that a private memorial was erected over the grave of Second Hand Day and that the Commission headstone was broken up, dated 17 September 1952.
Date19/2/1952 - 22/9/1952
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameLOWESTOFT (NORMANSTON DRIVE) CEMETERY
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