- Contributed byÌý
- actiondesksheffield
- People in story:Ìý
- Leonard Chambers
- Location of story:Ìý
- Sheffield and North Africa
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A5544425
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 06 September 2005

War Office Letter
This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Bill Ross of the ‘Action Desk — Sheffield’ Team on behalf of Rosalind Hallam, and has been added to the site with the her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
The presentation is in several parts, which will show the sequence of the communication that informed of her father’s eventual death in service.
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Tel. No:-Victoria 1244
Any further communication
on this subject should be
addressed to:- TheWarOffice 32 Grosvenor Gardens,
The Director-
General,
LONDON, S.W.1.
Graves Registration and Enquiries,
As opposite,
and the following number quoted: 24th October, 1944
Algeria 25-15R/AG13.
Dear Madam,
I have to inform you that a later report has been received which states that your husband, No. 4757055, Private L. Chambers, 6th Bn. Yorks and Lancs Regiment,
is now buried in Bone Military Cemetery, Algeria,
having been removed from the temporary cemetery (Souk AHTAS) where he was previously buried.
Yours faithfully,
N Hall
Staff Captain,
For Director General,
Graves registration and Enquiries.
Other Parts to this story are at:
Pt 1: A5544128
Pt 2: A5544191
Pt 3: A5544272
Pt 5: A5544623
Pt 6: A5544849
Pt 7:
A5545334
Pt 8: A5545569
Pr-BR
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