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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/9
File NumberCCM2250
TitleLieutenant FREDERICK VINCENT HALL - EBBLINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY - Royal Air Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Lieutenant Frederick Vincent Hall in Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Main topics include: Correspondence with next of kin regarding wooden cross and propeller erected by comrades on Lieutenant Hall's grave; Correspondence with next of kin requesting photograph of the grave; Correspondence with next of kin regarding complaint over neglect of Ebblinghem British Cemetery and Beaurain British Cemetery, France; Correspondence with next of kin regarding their choice of personal inscription on Lieutenant Hall's headstone; Correspondence regarding return of the propeller marker to next of kin; Correspondence with Hall's father regarding request to scatter his wife's ashes over Hall's grave and arrangements for doing this.
Content NoteIncludes: Letter from the War Office stamped 27 June 1918 confirming registration of Lieutenant Hall's grave in Ebblinghem British Cemetery; Handwritten letter from Hall's father thanking the DGRE for the information about his son's grave, dated 27 June 1918; Letter from Hall's father regarding the Kenyon Report and enquiring about whether wooden crosses would be preserved, expressing their desire for the four bladed propeller erected by members of 210 Squadron to remain on Lieutenant Hall's grave, dated 8 January 1919; Handwritten letter from Mrs Florence Hall, mother of Lieutenant Hall, requesting for a photograph of the grave, dated 21 February 1919; Handwritten letter from Hall's mother-in-law Mrs Adelaide Withers expressing thanks for the photograph of the grave, dated 9 April 1919; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall asking about visiting her son's grave, dated 7 May 1919; Copy letter from DGRE explaining large areas under control of the British Army were closed to visitors as exhumation and concentration was taking place, dated 15 May 1919; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall recalling visit to her son's grave and requesting to erect a permanent headstone on the grave as well as expressing concern over the condition of the cemetery, dated 12 February 1920; Handwritten letter from Mr Hall complaining about neglect in cemeteries, including Ebblinghem and at Beaurain British Cemetery where his wife's companion's brother, Rifleman Frederick Onslow is buried, dated 19 October 1920; Handwritten letter from Mr Hall stating he would publicise his experiences of the neglected cemeteries he visited if nothing was done to remedy the poor condition, dated 18 November 1920; Copy letter from F. Higginson regarding visit by Assistant Chief Horticultural Officer to Ebblinghem British Cemetery and Beaurain British Cemetery and that he had found the condition not as bad as reported and the graves were in excellent condition, dated 29 November 1920; Copy letter from Mr Hall regarding receipt of bronze death plaque for his son, dated 30 November 1920; Enquiry form regarding mother's request for return of headstone and curb after the Commission headstone was erected over Hall's grave, dated 22 March 1921; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall asking for contact details for Reverend Theodore L. Kember, Chaplain at the 15th Casualty Clearing Station of Ebblinghem, dated 12 September 1921; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall asking for further information and remarking on the beautiful state of Ebblinghem British Cemetery when she visited, dated 20 September 1921; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall asking the Commission to forward enclosed information to the next of kin of 2nd Lieutenant Nelson Mason, 210th Squadron, RAF, died on 11 June 1918, stamped 22 September 1921; Handwritten letter from Reverend Kember advising on his present address, dated 8 October 1921; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall regarding erection of Commission headstone on Lieutenant Hall's grave and desire for a personal inscription to be added, dated 12 January 1922; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall regarding promised return of aeroplane cross on her sons's grave and asking if HM King George V would visit Ebblinghem British Cemetery during his tour of France, dated 19 April 1922; Handwritten letter from Mr Hall detailing personal inscription chosen for Lieutenant Hall's headstone, dated 18 May 1922; Handwritten letter from Mrs Hall confirming return of aeroplane cross, dated 25 July 1922; Handwritten letter from Mr Hall to Reginald Haworth informing of his wife's passing and her request to be cremated and her ashses scattered on Lieutenant Hall's grave, dated 29 August 1934; Copy letter to Haworth from Mr Green regarding arrangements for Mr Hall's trip to France to scatter his wife's ashes, dated 26 September 1934; Small black and white photographic print of Mr Hall, presumably used for pass to France; Copy letter from Haworth recalling ceremony when Mrs Hall's ashes were scattered over her son's grave, dated 11 October 1934,
Date27/6/1918 - 11/10/1934
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameEBBLINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY
ArchNoteRepackaged by Michael Greet (Archive Assistant) on 06/08/2019.
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