Content Note | Includes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. Doris Parson, daughter of the casualty, to the IWGC requesting that the grave of Leading Boatman Smith be put in good order and lettering on the headstone be recut, dated 24 July 1956; letter from Mrs. Olive L. Le Mettez, daughter of the casualty, to the IWGC complaining about the illegible inscription on Leading Boatman Smith’s headstone, with photograph showing the grave, dated 22 August 1956; letter from the Area Superintendent, Scottish Area, to the Regional Director, UK Region, reporting that black enamel was used to improve the legibility of the lettering on the headstone, and that the next of kin erected a private memorial facing the Commission headstone at the foot of the grave, dated 30 April 1957. |
Cemetery_Name | ISLAND MAGEE OLD CHURCH GRAVEYARD |