Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/513
File NumberCCM101673
TitlePrivate WILLIAM GUY - DARLINGTON WEST CEMETERY - Royal Defence Corps
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CWGC_8_1_4_1_2_513 (CCM101673).pdf

DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Private William Guy in Darlington West Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: enquiry from next of kin as to whether Private Guy was eligible for a Commission headstone; correspondence confirming that Private Guy’s death was attributed to his war service; correspondence regarding the erection of the headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. M Guy, widow of the casualty, to the IWGC enquiring whether a Commission headstone could be erected over Private Guy’s grave, dated 12 November 1956; letter from the Controller, Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, to the IWGC Secretary confirming that Private Guy’s death was attributed to his war service, dated 17 January 1957; handwritten letter from Mrs. M. Guy to the IWGC Secretary providing the desired personal inscription and Private Guy’s age at death, and requesting that a cross and be engraved on Private Guy’s headstone, dated 27 January 1954; letter from N. Dean, IWGC Secretary, to Mrs. M. Guy reporting that the headstone was erected over Private Guy’s grave, dated 30 July 1958.
Date12/11/1956 - 18/9/1958
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameDARLINGTON WEST CEMETERY
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