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Unique ID	CWGC/8/1/4/1/2/5
File Number	CCM1962
Title	Lieutenant ARTHUR PATRICK WILSON - ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN - Canadian Infantry
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Description	File of correspondence concerning the grave of Lieutenant Arthur Patrick Wilson in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Main topics include: Correspondence regarding the registration of Lieutenant Wilson's grave in St. Sever Cemetery by the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries (DGRE); Correspondence with next of kin regarding request for the location and photograph of the grave as well as the placing of flowers on Christmas Day 1920, and the anniversary of Wilson's birth (1 September) and death (2 October); Correspondence from Lieutenant Wilson's brother asking about the condition and upkeep of the grave; Correspondence with Mrs Barbara Whealen regarding her request for a wreath to be laid on Wilson's grave.
Content Note	Includes: Letter from R.H. Wilson, brother of Lieutenant Wilson, enquiring into the location of the grave and the Commission's policy regarding repatriation, dated 22 November 1918; Handwritten letter from Mrs A.A. Wilson, mother of Lieutenant Wilson, asking about her son's grave in the photograph she received from the Commission, dated 31 October 1919; Handwritten letter from Mrs Wilson requesting for the return of the wooden cross marking Wilson's grave to her, dated 18 April 1920; Letter from R.H. Wilson requesting for tributes to be placed on anniversary of Lieutenant Wilson's birth and death, dated 10 December 1937; Letter from F.W. Wilson enquiring about the upkeep of graves and cost, dated 5 March 1946; Letter from F.W. Wilson addressed to the foreman of St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, enquiring about the condition of his brother's grave, dated 5 March 1946.
Date	10/10/1918 - 21/12/1977
Extent	1 file
Collection	Archive
Category	Efiles
Cemetery_Name	ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN
ArchNote	Repackaged by Michael Greet (Archive Assistant) on 02/08/2019.