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From: "Denise Douglas" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Headstone
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:07:51 +1100
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Hmmmm ... that's interesting. I'm pretty sure the Vet. Affairs graves all
have the standard bronze plaque, so perhaps it is a family provided grave
after all, and maybe they felt they just wanted to include his service
number on the stone's inscription. (?)

Denise

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carmel M Reynen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Headstone


> Denise
> I think that is what threw me, it was not the usual Bronze plaque but a
> marble stone with the inscription.
> Carmel
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denise Douglas" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Headstone
>
>
>> Hi Carmel,
>>
>> Following on from Bob's comments ... those graves with the service number
>> etc., (usually on a bronze plaque affixed to the stone), are graves
>> provided by the Veteran's Affairs Department for repatriated
>> ex-servicemen & women.
>>
>> These plaques will always have the Service No., the name of the relevant
>> service, the deceased's name, birth/death dates and usually, an optional
>> short verse.
>>
>> The graves are provided, paid for and maintained by the Veteran Affairs
>> Dept.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Denise Douglas
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carmel M Reynen" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:35 PM
>> Subject: [AUS-MELB] Headstone
>>
>>
>>>I have recently come across a headstone with V.X. then 6 numerals. this
>>>is after the persons name and before his dates of birth and death. The
>>>death was in 1997 so it is a recent one. Does anyone have any idea what
>>>this means.
>>> Carmel
>>>
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