Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/568
File NumberCCM101921
TitleAble Seaman VICTOR ADLAM - KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL - Royal Navy
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DescriptionFile of correspondence regarding Able Seaman Victor Adlam who is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India. Main topics include: correspondence with next of kin regarding the transfer of Able Seaman Adlam’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. Clara Mary Adlam, mother of the casualty, explaining that due to concerns over the future maintenance of war graves in Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery, Able Seaman Adlam’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; letter from A.R.C. Prentis, for the CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. Clara Mary Adlam reporting that Captain Martin’s remains had been transferred to the collective grave, dated 2 April 1962.
Date16/1/1961 - 13/7/1962
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameKIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL
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