by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Yorkshire
George Bell Purvis Location Bridlington Priory Church, Church Green, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, Y016 7JX Details on cross: CAPT G B PURVIS 8-6-17 56-M G C Text type: GRU tags Cross dimensions Currently Unknown – appears to be a standard British Army Cross....
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Crosses, Museums, Northumberland
Francis Harry Harvey Location: Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland Alnwick Castle Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1NG Museum website Museum is located within the Alnwick Castle grounds in Abbot Tower. The cross is in its own lighted display cabinet, on the wall, on the...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Crosses, Northamptonshire
William Geoffrey Walford Location: St Bartholomew’s Church Greens Norton Northamptonshire NN12 8BN Details on cross: In Memory Capt WG Walford, 62 Squad. R.A.F. Killed in Action 4th Nov 1918 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Hand written in Black Cross...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Crosses, Isle of Wight, Multiple crosses, Uncertain provenance, Unknown soldier
Unknown Location: Carisbrooke Cemetery (Mount Joy cemetery). Isle of Wight PO30 1YS Details on crosses: Three crosses standing against chapel wall, below a stone plaque which reads 1915 HERO’S CORNER IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN Their duty...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Crosses, Surrey, Uncertain provenance
PHILIP MIGHELL Location: St Mary’s Church, Beddington, Surrey SM6 7NJ Details on cross: IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BROTHER LIEUT PHILIP MIGHELL 9th EAST SURREYS ATTACHED TO ROYAL FLYING CORPS BORN 1893 DIED OF WOUNDS AT AGNES- LES DUISANS 12.10.17 Plaque at base of cross...
by admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog
Captain Geoffrey George Gunnis, MC 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, May 7th, 1896 – October 13th, 1916 Geoffrey was born at 67 Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, in London, on May 7th, 1896. He was the first of three sons born to Francis George Gunnis, an East India Co...
by admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Oxforshire
Multiple crosses at St Peter and St Paul, Deddington, Oxfordshire St. Peter and St. Paul Church is in the civil parish of Deddington, about 6 miles south of Banbury. From Banbury, on reaching the village, turn left at the lights, then bear right into Market Place...
by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Cheshire, Crosses, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier Location: Parkgate and Neston URC Moorside Lane, Parkgate, Cheshire, CH64 6UZ Details on cross: Near the top of the main shaft pointing upwards left to right is a GRU tag 2-G-4. Metal GRU tag on cross member “Unknown British Soldier”...
by admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
Edith Cavell was born in Swardeston and was executed in Brussels for helping 200 or more Allied soldiers. Memorials to her at St Mary’s church include the East Window and the village War Memorial by the south entrance to the churchyard. The Cavell Room through...
by admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Crosses, London, Museums
EDITH CAVELL Location The Royal London Hospital Museum St Augustine with St Philip’s Church Newark Street London E1 2AA http://bartshealth.nhs.uk/rlhmuseum The cross on display in the museum was put up on the site of her grave after her body was removed, c.1919....
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Crosses, Schools & Colleges, Wiltshire
John Lindsay Kelsall Location: Marlborough College Chapel Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 1PA Details on cross: Top of shaft: GRU On cross beam: LIEUT J L KELSALL B/86 ARMY BDE RFA 27/8/17 Text type: GRU tags Cross Dimensions: Shaft height: 1140mm Cross beam width: 410mm...
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Crosses, Surrey
Harold Montagu Newnham Chatterton Location: All Saints church, Sanderstead, Surrey CR2 9AB Details on cross: RIP IN MEMORY OF 2ND LIEUT. H. M. N. Chatterton 9TH QUEENS R.W.S. REGT KILLED 18TH JUNE 1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Carved Cross...
