Gareth Davies Posted 3 July , 2017 Share Posted 3 July , 2017 (edited) Are these 2 the same man? http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/442928/WALLACE, GEORGE http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/912700/WALLACE, GEORGE Edited 3 July , 2017 by Gareth Davies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 3 July , 2017 Share Posted 3 July , 2017 I'd say so - Medal roll shows Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 3 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2017 Thanks Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 3 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 3 July , 2017 What's the view of the forum on this sort of thing? Should names on the likes of Thiepval or the Menin Gate be removed when it can be shown that the poor soul is buried in a marked grave that is also under the auspices of the CWGC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 3 July , 2017 Share Posted 3 July , 2017 I seem to recall reading a topic/thread a month or so ago about this situation. Once brought to their attention, the CWGC position was that the name would be removed from the memorial in due course. I don't know though, but presume that once satisfied about the matter, they would have amended their online records post-haste. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 3 July , 2017 Share Posted 3 July , 2017 Chris' recollection is correct. Assuming CWGC agreed that the two entries relate to only one man, they will remove the name from the memorial to the missing - as he is no longer missing. It can take years as it would only be actioned when the particular panel was scheduled for replacement. Gareth - Good spot! Would you be intending to contact CWGC over this? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghchurcher Posted 3 July , 2017 Share Posted 3 July , 2017 Quote There must be plenty of examples as the "missing" are recovered quite regularly and with current research methods a proportion are/will be identified. Seems an odd thing to do to me post inauguration of a memorial to chop someone off - unless they were not killed. A better solution may have been to simply add a symbol after the name to indicate that either a known grave has now been identified or the identified remains since found, and alter the register accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 4 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 4 July , 2017 11 hours ago, John_Hartley said: Gareth - Good spot! Would you be intending to contact CWGC over this? John Yes, I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 4 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 4 July , 2017 11 hours ago, ghchurcher said: There must be plenty of examples as the "missing" are recovered quite regularly and with current research methods a proportion are/will be identified. Seems an odd thing to do to me post inauguration of a memorial to chop someone off - unless they were not killed. A better solution may have been to simply add a symbol after the name to indicate that either a known grave has now been identified or the identified remains since found, and alter the register accordingly Interesting suggestion. I am not a fan of removing names from memorials but at the same time if it can be shown that a person named on the Menin Gate does have a known grave then the reason for listing their name on the MG is no longer valid. Maybe some form of mark/symbol is the way forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajan Posted 4 July , 2017 Share Posted 4 July , 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gareth Davies said: Interesting suggestion. I am not a fan of removing names from memorials but at the same time if it can be shown that a person named on the Menin Gate does have a known grave then the reason for listing their name on the MG is no longer valid. Maybe some form of mark/symbol is the way forward. Doesn't the Washington DC Vietnam memorial have some system for doing something like this? So that when a 'missing' soldier is found 'dead' he can be marked as such? and his name remains on the memorial? Perhaps something along these lines could / should indeed be devised for the MG cenotaph Edited 4 July , 2017 by trajan Correction and expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 4 July , 2017 Share Posted 4 July , 2017 Why amend the memorial with a symbol or a strike-through of the name, when the memorial can be amended to delete the name completely (the accurate reflection of the new situation)? It seems to serve no purpose whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 9 July , 2017 Author Share Posted 9 July , 2017 Can anyone find a photograph of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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