Private Wilkinson Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 A question about the criteria regarding who of the fallen is permitted to have a CWG headstone. eg I have come across two casualties, both buried in Brompton Cemetery. One of these - Henry Frank Mears - was killed in a RAF plane crash nr Edinburgh on 29 April 1918 but is buried in the family grave; the other, George Mackelvey Morris, was wounded in France on 30 July 1916, returned to England but died there from his wounds on 7 September. He has a CWG headstone. Is it possible to explain the differing forms of memorial headstone please? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 25 October , 2021 Admin Share Posted 25 October , 2021 See CWGC pamphlet “How we commemorate... etc” https://www.cwgc.org/media/gjpjaiac/policy-how-we-commemorate-war-dead_current.pdf Essentially the airman qualified for a CWGC headstone but the family’s wish was for him to be buried in a family plot. You will note from the pamphlet that often the exact location of the grave(s) may not be known, then the names are commemorated on a screen wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 (edited) Interesting reference regarding Henry Frank Mears here … https://prod-content-cdn.chelseafc.com/content/dam/documents/Misc/Brompton_Cemetery.pdf Details from Graves Registration Document and Glossary. Edited 25 October , 2021 by BarbaraG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Wilkinson Posted 26 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 26 October , 2021 Many thanks for these. Very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffbr Posted 28 October , 2021 Share Posted 28 October , 2021 Sometimes both are present. Example attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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