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Found these types of headstones in a country New South Wales war cemetery in Australia. Has anybody ever seen any in this design? Deniliquin War 53931 Matthews_EJ.jpg Deniliquin War2.jpg Deniliquin War 12985 Le Mescam_AB.jpg
__________________ Spidge, My project is the collection of over 11,200 RAAF Headstone/Memorial photos located in 67 countries during WW2 and the 360+ from WW1. Can you assist? Do you know someone that can?------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the State flag of Victoria. My dad, Gunner Frederick Edwin Swallow "C" Company, 2/8th Battalion, 19th Brigade, 6th Division AIF. Critically wounded on the first attack on Tobruk, January 21st 1941. |
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Not a "standard" CWGC headstone.
__________________ Spidge, My project is the collection of over 11,200 RAAF Headstone/Memorial photos located in 67 countries during WW2 and the 360+ from WW1. Can you assist? Do you know someone that can?------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the State flag of Victoria. My dad, Gunner Frederick Edwin Swallow "C" Company, 2/8th Battalion, 19th Brigade, 6th Division AIF. Critically wounded on the first attack on Tobruk, January 21st 1941. | |
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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. Cheers, Adam. |
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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. The original question was: Quote:
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Cheers Geoff
__________________ Spidge, My project is the collection of over 11,200 RAAF Headstone/Memorial photos located in 67 countries during WW2 and the 360+ from WW1. Can you assist? Do you know someone that can?------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the State flag of Victoria. My dad, Gunner Frederick Edwin Swallow "C" Company, 2/8th Battalion, 19th Brigade, 6th Division AIF. Critically wounded on the first attack on Tobruk, January 21st 1941. | |||
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There are several CWGC graves in St John's Churchyard in Llangollen and although of standard design are of slate. I know they're genuine as one is my grandfather's and my father attended the funeral and confirms that the stone is the original.
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