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#23617 - Taper

Resource ID
Location
23617
O-238, Cabinet 11
Title/subtitle
Taper
Format
Object
Identifier
Object O-238
Physical description
Wax
Summary
Taper used during the funeral service for Joe Alexander
Notes
When Joe Alexander died in 1983 his last rites took the form of a Russian Orthodox funeral service at Narrabundah. The taper was burned at his service. Alexander was a journalist and former Foreign Affairs public servant based in Moscow who was also a major benefactor to the CDHS.