New CWGC Commemorations 6th November 2021

Discussion in 'Non-Commemorated War Dead' started by chrisharley9, Nov 7, 2021.

  1. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    CWGC added the following casualties to the WW2 Roll of Honour today.

    United Kingdom Book of Remembrance
    SKELLY FRANCIS Corporal 14827907 Royal Army Service Corps 10/06/1946
    WALLACE JAMES WELSH Trooper 14181865 Royal Armoured Corps 26/03/1947

    NOT FORGOTTEN
     
  2. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    Chris,

    Do you know why it has taken so long? I note Francis Skelly was probably serving in India in June 1946. CWGC show him as the only casualty for his unit.
     
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  3. ritsonvaljos

    ritsonvaljos Senior Member

    Any idea how long the CWGC is taking to come up with an answer about submissions for non commemorated war dead to be recognised as official casualties please? In 2019 I submitted the documents for three WW1 casualties to the Commission and another WW1 casualty in early 2021. Receipt has been acknowledged and at least one of them had got through the first stage of the process and had been passed on to the National Army Museum ... Since then, it all seems to have ground to a halt.
    I would have thought with the pandemic lockdowns that should have enabled the process to get through submissions a lot quicker. Any staff involved with the process wouldn't have much else to distract them from the task and most of it could be done from a home computer.
     
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  4. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Sorry cannot answer that one as these were not IFCP cases so I get no information on them
     
  5. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Large numbers of cases have gone through in the last few days. They are listed on the Great War Forum & the IFCP Forum. If you have a specific case you want chasing could you please e mail me.
     
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  6. ritsonvaljos

    ritsonvaljos Senior Member

    Thanks Chris, I've sent you the email (three names, all WW1 so I won't bother putting them on here). They were submitted in 2019 so well over two years ago.
     
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  7. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Skelly was KIA French Indo China
     
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  8. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    Manchester Evening News 06 June 1947 SKELLY-
    Birthday memories although unit given as Royal Signals ?
    skelly.jpg

    WALLACE-
    Bellshill Speaker 04 April 1947

    WALLACE.jpg

    Kyle
     
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  9. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    James Welsh Wallace Grave in Bothwell Park Cemetery.
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    Kyle
     
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  10. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

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  11. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Nothing like crossing in the post
     

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