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Old 09-05-2014, 09:23 AM
leslie leslie is offline
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Don't think it can be a Commonwealth War Graves Commission stone as they only commemorate the dead of the two world wars. Someone must have commissioned a stone that looks like one.

Freshly dug could suggest another burial has gone in recently.


There are four official war graves in St Peters Churchyard: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.as...name&order=asc


[Edit to add: That War Graves Photographic Project collects post war MOD stones as well which have a different shaped top -That is possibly one of those.]

That type is the post 1947 military headstone . could be a wife or family member interred recently , there are several Military Grave markers of recent years from Deaths while in service at RAF Boulmer. there is moves afoot now for CWGC to look after these graves , The local authorities receive payment from THe MOD to care for these graves , but if a family member is interred in plot it becomes the responsibility of the family to care for the grave itself.I was active in the CMGC war Graves Photo Project . Im away this w/e , Cavalry Memorial Parade london . or would have popped there to check names on Bouquets ??

Last edited by leslie; 09-05-2014 at 09:28 AM.
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