Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/84
File NumberCCM25391
TitleCaptain ARTHUR CECIL ESTALL - BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY - Army Service Corps
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Captain Arthur Cecil Estall in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Main topics include: correspondence regarding the Commission’s policy on the disposal of wooden crosses following the erection of permanent memorials; request from next of kin to retain the temporary cross made from the remains of Captain Estall's carriage gun at the foot of the grave; request from next of kin for the Commission to maintain the wooden cross in perpetuity; correspondence from next of kin regarding request to place flowers on the grave of Captain Estall on his date of birth (3 October) and death (8 August), Easter Sunday, Remembrance Day, and Christmas; correspondence regarding the removal of Commission gardeners from France and subsequent inability to maintain war graves during the Second World War; correspondence regarding the removal of the temporary cross.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from the IWGC Inspector of Works to the IWGC Principal Assistant Secretary regarding the Commission’s policy on the disposal of wooden crosses, dated 7 December 1918; copy letter from Thos. Estall, father of the casualty, requesting that the cross marking Captain Estall’s grave, which was made from the remains of his gun carriage by fellow officers, be retained at the foot of the grave, undated; letter from the IWGC Principal Assistant Secretary to Thomas Estall granting permission for the wooden cross to remain at the foot of the grave, dated 18 January 1919; internal note referring to the retention of the wooden cross over the grave of Captain Estall, and request from next of kin for its continued preservation, dated 24 May 1921; enquiry form completed by Emily Estall, mother of the casualty, requesting that a wreath of natural flowers be placed on Captain Estall’s grave on 3 October 1931, dated 29 September 1931; further correspondence between Emily Estall and the IWGC regarding the placing of flowers on Captain Estall’s date of birth (3 October) and death (8 August), Easter Sunday, Remembrance Day, and Christmas) between 1936 and 1940; handwritten letter from Emily Estall to the IWGC Secretary requesting that the Commission maintain the wooden cross in perpetuity, dated 5 November 1937; letter from the IWGC Secretary to Emily Estall regarding the return of many of the Commission’s gardeners from France, dated 13 July 1940; letter from the IWGC Chief Administrative Officer to the IWGC Secretary regarding a letter received from Mrs. Estelle Miller informing the Commission that Emily Estall, her aunt, had died and that she was now responsible for the grave of Captain Estall, dated 20 November 1948; letter from the IWGC Chief Administrative Officer to the IWGC Secretary regarding the proposed removal of the wooden cross marking the grave of Captain Estall, dated 22 June 1953; handwritten letter from Estelle Miller to IWGC Secretary agreeing to the removal of the wooden cross, and requesting that the cross be returned to her in England, dated 4 August 1953.
Date30/1/1918 - 18/12/1953
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameBOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
ArchNoteRepackaged by Michael Davis (Trainee Archivist) on 16/10/2019.
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