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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/489
File NumberCCM101561
TitleLieutenant-Commander GEORGE RICHARD COLIN CAMPBELL - GRANGEGORMAN MILITARY CEMETERY - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Lieutenant-Commander George Richard Colin Campbell in Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Ireland. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding request to repair Lieutenant-Commander Campbell’s headstone and grave; correspondence regarding the required repairs to the headstone and grave, and Commission’s proposal to erect a standard headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Reverend T.F. Campbell, brother of the casualty, to the IWGC Secretary requesting that the lettering on the headstone be recut and kerb surrounding Lieutenant-Commander Campbell’s grave be repaired, dated 27 October 1954; letter from the Secretary, Office of Public Works, Dublin, to the IWGC Secretary explaining that Lieutenant-Commander Campbell’s headstone was out of plumb, required cleaning, and required a suitable foundation, and that the kerb was out of alignment and needed to be built up, dated 23 December 1954; internal note suggesting that Lieutenant-Commander Campbell’s headstone be replaced with a Commission headstone, and enquire whether Reverend T.F. Campbell preferred this instead of repairing the private memorial, which would cost twice as much, dated 10 January 1955.
Date27/10/1954 - 10/1/1955
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameGRANGEGORMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
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