Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/509
File NumberCCM101657
TitleLeading Boatman ALBERT SMITH - ISLAND MAGEE OLD CHURCH GRAVEYARD - H.M. Coastguard
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Leading Boatman Albert Smith in Island Magee Old Church Graveyard, UK. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin regarding complaints about the neglected condition of Leading Boatman Smith’s grave; correspondence regarding the application of black enamel to improve the legibility of the inscription on Leading Boatman Smith’s headstone and erection of a private memorial by next of kin at the foot of the grave.
Content NoteIncludes: 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.
Date24/7/1956 - 1/6/1957
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameISLAND MAGEE OLD CHURCH GRAVEYARD
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