Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/561
File NumberCCM101875
TitlePrivate HENRY HARRY BRIDLE - KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL - Royal Army Medical Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding Private Henry Harry Bridle who is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India. Main topics include: correspondence with next of kin regarding the transfer of Private Bridle’s remains from Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery to a collective grave in front of the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, and subsequent addition of his name to the memorial.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from N. Dean, for the CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. W.M. Bridle, widow of the casualty, explaining that due to concerns over the future maintenance of war graves in Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery, Private Bridle’s remains were to be transferred to a collective grave in front of the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, and his name engraved on an additional memorial pylon, dated 16 January 1961; handwritten letter from Mrs. Aline W. Mason, daughter of the casualty, to the CWGC consenting to the removal of the Private Edward’s remains, dated 19 January 1961; letter from A.R.C. Prentis, CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. A.W. Mason reporting that Private Edward’s remains had been transferred, dated 2 April 1962.
Date16/1/1961 - 2/4/1962
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameKIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL
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