| Content Note | Includes: Handwritten letter from Mrs. H. Thomas, daughter of the casualty, to the CWGC Director requesting permission to place a small vase commemorating Mrs. Elizabeth Pink, wife of the casualty, on the grave of Private Pink, in which she was also buried, dated 16 May 1963; letter from M. Campbell, CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. H. Thomas consenting to the placement of a small vase on Private Pink’s grave, and alternatively suggesting that the a personal inscription be added to the Commission headstone marking the grave, dated 17 June 1963; handwritten letter from Mrs. H. Thomas to the CWGC agreeing to the proposed addition of a personal inscription commemorating Private Pink’s wife, dated 27 June 1963; letter from A.R.C. Prentis, for the CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. H. Thomas explaining that there was only sufficient space for one additional line of inscription and outlining the costs to do so, dated 29 October 1963; handwritten letter from Mrs. H. Thomas to the CWGC agreeing to the Commission’s suggested wording for the inscription, and enquiring whether the placing of a vase was still permitted in addition to the inscription, dated 9 December 1963; letter from A.R.C. Prentis to Mrs. H. Thomas explaining that the Commission preferred to see the grave without the addition of a commemorative vase, dated 11 December 1963; letter from the Regional Director, UK Region, to the Director-General, Director of External Relations and Records, reporting that the additional inscription to Private Pink’s headstone was made in April, dated 2 July 1964. |
| Cemetery_Name | NEATH (LLANTWIT) CEMETERY |