by admin | Aug 12, 2016 | Crosses, Dorset, Museums
Percy Worner Location: The Keep Military Museum, Town: Bridport Road, Dorchester, County: Dordset Postcode: DT1 1RN Details on Cross: Plain Cross Metal Tags GRU 2/LT . P. S. WORNER. 9/ DEVON. REGT 1.77 Cross dimensions: Unable to take measurements as on display in a...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Buckinghamshire, Crosses
St. Augustine in Westbury is a small church tucked away in a tiny Buckinghamshire village. As you go through the church gate, the village war memorial is in front of you. There are no names on it but a plaque with the roll of honour is inside the church. A huge 300...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Museums, Norfolk
Donald Morton Bunting Location: Swaffham Museum Town/village: Town Hall, London Road, Swaffham County: Norfolk Postcode: PE37 7DQ Details on cross: GRU Catouche at top No6268 D PTE. D.M.Bunting. Killed in action 24th Nov 1915 Cross dimensions Unable to access as it is...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Suffolk
Sergeant Cyril H Tarrant – Suffolk Regiment Location: St Mary’s Church Town/village: Monewden County: Suffolk Postcode: IP13 7DA Details on Cross: SERGENT CYRIL H. TARRANT 12TH BN-THE SUFFOLK REGT Text type: Text on Cross is carved and painted black Cross dimensions...
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Crosses, Dorset
Hugh Crawford Cavendish Location: Holy Trinity Church Town/village: Fleet County: Dorset Postcode: DT3 4EB Details on cross: GRU tag at the very point, damaged can only make out GR RIP On cross beam: MAJOR H.C CAVENDISH R.F.A Below: KILLED IN ACTION 1st Aug 16 Text...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Crosses, Merseyside, Pilgrimage return, Unknown soldier
Unknown Location: St Michael’s church Town/village: Garston County: Merseyside Postcode: L19 8EA Details on cross: Metal strips on top and cross member; illegible from ground level, woman from church said they did not know who it commemorated but thought the...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Crosses, Merseyside, Multiple crosses, Museums
Location: Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 1DG. The museum is well worth a visit, the website is here. There are two crosses in the collections, both displayed and wall-mounted . Frederick Alexander Beer (Cross 1) Details on cross: Small metal tag at top...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Crosses, Suffolk
Frederic Raymond Charlesworth Location: St Peter’s Church Town/village: Gunton County: Suffolk Postcode: NR32 4LB Details on cross: G.R.U. CAPT. W.F. CHARLESWORTH 25 R.W. FUS. 19.9.18 Text type: GRU tags Cross dimensions (millimetres please) Shaft Height: 1000 Cross...
by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Cheshire, Crosses
Arthur Sheppard Location: St Michael and All Angels Town/village: Middlewich County: Cheshire Postcode: CW10 9AN Details on cross: First metal strip, diagonally ascending left to right at the top of the cross I.W.G.C. Second metal strip 752 . SGT . A . SHEPHARD. D . C...
by admin | Aug 7, 2016 | Crosses, Wiltshire
F.W. BURGES Location: St Thomas a Beckett Town/village: Salisbury County: Wiltshire Postcode: SP1 1BA Details on cross: IWGC metal tags: IWGC 5297 L/CPL F.W. BURGES 20 / BTN A.I.F 1/3/17 Cross dimensions Shaft height: 1066 mm Cross Beam width: 412mm Width of wood:...
by admin | Aug 7, 2016 | Crosses, Warwickshire
Lord Edward Beauchamp Seymour Location: Holy Trinity Church Town/village: Arrow County: Warwickshire Postcode: B49 5PP Details on cross: GRU tag: 6 B 11 HERE LIES Lord Edward B Seymour Lord Strathcona’s Horse Died of Wounds 5-12-17 Received in Action 2-12-17...
by admin | Aug 7, 2016 | Crosses, Norfolk
Charles Ramsey Bayly Location: St. Mary’s church Town/village: Great Snoring County: Norfolk Postcode: NR21 0HW Details on cross: On Cross beam. LIEUT. C. R. BAYLY. R.F.A. 128th Bty On shaft: KILLED IN ACTION March 29th 1918 Text type: Hand painted text in white....