Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/590
File NumberCCM101999
TitleGreaser ALBERT ALEXANDER WILLIAM SMITH GILES - GAMBOA BRITISH CEMETERY - Mercantile Marine Reserve
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Greaser Albert Alexander William Smith Giles in Gamboa British Cemetery, Brazil. Main topics include: correspondence regarding the relocation of Greaser Giles’ grave into a war graves plot in the cemetery.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from A.R.C. Prentis, for the CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. E.H. Giles, mother of the casualty, enquiring whether the Commission was permitted to move the grave of Greaser Giles, and 11 other war graves, to a plot near the main road in Gamboa British Cemetery to prevent further damage by marauders, dated 19 December 1961; handwritten letter from R.T. Giles, son of the casualty, to the CWGC agreeing to the Commission’s proposed relocation of Greaser Giles’ grave, dated 12 January 1962.
Date19/12/1961 - 12/1/1962
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameGAMBOA BRITISH CEMETERY
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