Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/578
File NumberCCM101963
TitleAir Mechanic 3rd Class CHARLES ALBERT STANNEY - LINCOLN (ST. SWITHIN'S) CEMETERY - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Air Mechanic 3rd Class Charles Albert Stanney in Lincoln (St. Swithin’s) Cemetery, UK. Main topics include: correspondence with next of kin regarding request to have the headstone of Air Mechanic Stanney cleaned and the lettering recut, and subsequent arrangements to do so; later correspondence regarding the erection of a new Commission headstone.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from Miss L.M. Stanney, sister of the casualty, to the CWGC Secretary requesting that Air Mechanic Syanney’s headstone be cleaned and the lettering recut, dated 17 April 1961; letter from the CWGC Regional Director, UK Region, to the Director-General, Director of External Relations and Records, reporting that Air Mechanic Stanney’s headstone was slightly deteriorated and dirty because of algae and lichen collection during the winter months, though scheduled for annual washing in October, and that its lettering would be recut, dated 28 April 1961; letter from Miss L.M. Stanney to the CWGC Director-General thanking the Commission for erecting a new headstone over Air Mechanic Stanney’s grave, dated 17 February 1964.
Date17/4/1961 - 24/2/1964
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameLINCOLN (ST. SWITHIN'S) CEMETERY
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