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Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/2/92
File NumberCCM30092
TitleMajor VICTOR REGINALD BROOKE - ANNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY - 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Major Victor Reginald Brooke in Annel Communal Cemetery, France. Main topics include: correspondence from next of kin requesting photographs of the grave; correspondence from next of kin enquiring about the Commission’s policy to transfer isolated graves; correspondence regarding Commission’s decision to leave the grave at Annel Communal Cemetery; enquiries from next of kin regarding the erection of a headstone and assurances for the continued maintenance of the grave.
Content NoteIncludes: Handwritten letter from Lady Brooke, mother of the casualty, to the Graves Registration Commission requesting additional photographs of Major Brooke’s grave, and for information concerning the design and cost of a memorial cross, dated 26 August 1915; letter from Lieutenant Colonel A.F. Brooke, brother of the casualty, to the IWGC enquiring whether it was the Commission’s intention to transfer isolated graves to British Military Cemeteries, or, if left where they were, what would be done to ensure the sites were retained, dated 2 July 1919; letter from Lieutenant Colonel A.F. Brooke to the IWGC enquiring where the body of Major Brooke was to be moved, and how many words were permitted for the personal inscription, dated 27 December 1919; handwritten letter from Lieutenant Colonel A.F. Brooke to the IWGC enquiring, in response to the Commission’s decision not to remove graves from communal cemeteries, what measures were to be taken to maintain Major Brooke’s grave, and whether the cemetery was actually a communal cemetery or the private property of the Chateau, dated 18 April 1920; handwritten letter from Lieutenant Colonel A.F. Brooke to the IWGC regarding the uncared for condition of Major Brooke’s grave, and enquiring when the headstone would be erected and what arrangements would be made to ensure it was maintained, dated 25 November 1923; handwritten letter from Lieutenant Colonel A.F. Brooke to the IWGC regarding further enquiry as to the erection date of the headstone and arrangements for the grave’s maintenance, dated 18 December 1925; letter from the IWGC Secretary General to the Ministere des Pensions, France, regarding the Commission’s decision not to move the grave of Major Brooke from the cemetery, dated 11 February 1936.
Date20/7/1915 - 11/2/1936
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
CategoryEfiles
Cemetery_NameANNEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY
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