| Content Note | Includes: Handwritten letter from O.R. Glass, son of the casualty, to the CWGC regarding the burial of Musician Glass’ wife in the same grave, and request for permission to replace the Commission headstone with a private memorial, undated; handwritten letter from Major R. Glass, son of the casualty, to the CWGC requesting permission to remove the Commission headstone marking Musician Glass’ grave and erect a private memorial that commemorated his mother’s death, dated 25 October 1963; letter from A.R.C. Prentis, for the CWGC Director-General, to Mrs. Moyse, granddaughter of the casualty, enquiring whether her father, O.R. Glass, would consider the addition of an inscription to the existing Commission headstone instead of erecting a new private memorial, dated 28 October 1963; handwritten letter from Major R. Glass to the CWGC explaining that due to the limited space available on the existing Commission headstone, the erection of a new memorial was preferred, dated 31 October 1963; handwritten letter from Major R. Glass to the CWGC clarifying that a new private memorial, and not a new Commission headstone, was desired for erection, dated 17 November 1963; letter from A.R.C. Prentis to Major R. Glass consenting to the replacement of the Commission headstone with a private memorial, dated 2 December 1963; letter from the CWGC Regional Director, UK Region, to the Director-General, CWGC Director of External Relations and Records, reporting that the private memorial had been erected over Musician Glass’ grave, dated 20 April 1964. |
| Cemetery_Name | PORTSMOUTH (HIGHLAND ROAD) CEMETERY |