No. 116 #CWGCAtoZ Abingdon (Our Lady and St. Edmund) Roman Catholic Churchyard, England https://bit.ly/2S4pBda  contains 1 #FWW and 2 #SWW graves. There is some lovely material in the archive for this site which provides a real insight into the work of the @CWGC in the UK.

In 1929 the @CWGC wrote to Rev. MacKeown of the Vicarage in Abingdon about the grave of Captain Ellison. Rev. MacKeown wrote a long letter back with lots of information - despite acknowledging in his first sentence that he wasn't the correct person to deal with the request.

He notes that Captain Ellison had died at home of pneumonia, and as it had happened after the end of the war it might account for the @CWGC not being notified. He doubts whether there are any other war graves in the churchyard as "there are only a very few Catholics in the town"

He mentions a nearby military hospital that was run by V.A.D's, but states that most of those who died there were sent to their own home parishes for burial. He then informs the @CWGC that his lack of knowledge about who had died in the parish during the war is a result of him...

...having been 'out as a Chaplain during the war' - perhaps this experience meant that he could relate to the work of the @CWGC and explains why he took the time to answer their questions as fully as possible.

He mentions there are other war graves in Abingdon Cemetery, but is sure that the Commission will have records of those, but stresses that "if you need any further information, please let me know and I shall see to it". The @CWGC wrote back to thank the Reverend for all his help

Later on the @CWGC then contacted the Reverend Doran, and in this letter set out their desire to gain exclusive rights of burial in perpetuity for the grave of Captain Ellison - a process that was repeated with varying levels of success around the country.

In 1936 the @CWGC were informed that the grave of Capt. Ellison was found to be in a neglected condition. Rev. Doran wrote to say that he had spoken with the family and that Capt. Ellison's sister "had been to buy bulbs for the grave and will continue to care for it as formerly."

One final post from this cemetery concerns the #SWW graves, specifically the headstone of Sgt. Patrick McKee and the spelling of the word Sergeant. This is a question that often comes up so I thought I would show the reply sent to Rev. Philips when he enquired about the spelling.