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Originally Posted by von Poop  I may of course be missing something but, in what way are they not standard Spidge?
If it's just the Marble looking stone I've seen a few CWGC markers in other than the usual material.
Good stuff on GWF: Headstones On British Cemeteries - Great War Forum
Could these be in the newer 'Botticino' stone? A search under 'Botticino CWGC' turns up a few references.
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I am on GWF and read the attached thread before posting however being a WW2 stone the question would have been off topic.
The typeface and gold gilt is nothing like I have seen previously and have been sent many thousands from around the world. I have photographed every war cemetery within 100 miles of that cemetery and none look similar.
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Has anybody seen any in this design?
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This email I received below from a friend of the CWGC seems to answer many of the questions as to why it is "different" however I thought they looked really good and wondered if any more had been seen like it.
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Local stones are often used - sometimes as an experiment - sometimes for economic reasons. These look like a type of granite but may be marble - I can't tell from the pics. Granite is not unusual in Australia and there are many different types/colours.
All typefaces should be the same but differences do occur. Sometimes it is a stonemason's error or the simple fact that he could not 'do' the required typeface. Many such variations occur. It may also be down to a misunderstood instruction etc when these were originally sorted by CWGC Australia or that the stone is of a type that made a different typeface easier to carve - not such delicate serif ends to the letters etc.
I have a vague memory that I have seen similar stones elsewhere downunder.
There are so many variations on headstones due to them all being hand-made and 'one-offs' until recent years when the laser machines were brought in that seeking answers to any particular variation is a fruitless task. Even CWGC will not know in all probability.
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Cheers
Geoff