Guest colin b1 Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 I have been researching personal inscriptions on Australian headstones in France and Belgium. While looking through the minutes of the Imperial War Graves Commission, I came across a number of references to the return of the temporary wooden crosses to next-of-kin when the permanent headstones were erected. In 1920 the Commission reported that over 1100 requests had been received from Australian relatives. Were the crosses sent to Australia? I have not been able to find any reference to 'return of wooden crosses' in Australian archives. Any information about this, or suggestions about where to look, would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 Colin This has been discussed before, I think in the "Cemeteries & Memorials" area. Perhaps you should pop over there and do a search. SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 9 September , 2004 Share Posted 9 September , 2004 Hi Colin, welcome to the Forum! There are several threads here and here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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