by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Argyll and Bute, Crosses
John Thorpe Location: St James’s Episcopal Church Ardbrecknish, Dalmally Argyll PA33 1BJ Details on cross: At top of the shaft a GRU Tag: GRU 3 On the shaft: R.I.P. With a metal badge of the Scots Guards below that On the cross beam: CAPTAIN J.S. THORPE. 2nd BN SCOTS...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Blog
John Thorpe of Coddington Hall went from Eton to Sandhurst to a commission in the Scots Guards. During 11 years of service he fought in the South African or Boer War. There he received for gallantry the Victoria medal with six bars and the King Edward medal with two...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, West Sussex
Allen Rhys Griffiths Location: St Peter & St John the Baptist Church Lane, Wivelsfield West Sussex RH17 7RD It is positioned on the wall near the back of the church directly facing the door as you go in. Details on cross: There are 4 GRU tags on the cross GRU 2/LT...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
JOHN HUTCHISON Strother Location: St Edward, King and Martyr, Shaugh Prior Devon PL7 5HA Details on cross In Memory of P J.H.Strother No 3265 21st Bat Rf Killed in action 9.08.1916 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Handwritten Cross dimensions...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Surrey
Charles John Woodward Alderton & Humphrey Halgrim Grundtvig Location: St Martin’s Church Epsom Surrey KT17 4PX (inside church, left wall, mounted to left of main war memorial) Cross 1 Details on cross: At top – small stamped zinc ‘GRU’ tag Inscribed plaque...
by admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
Charles Herbert Mallock DSO Location: St George and St Mary Blakes Hill Road Cockington Torbay Devon TQ2 6XA Details on cross In loving memory of Major C M Mallock DSO 23rd Army BDE RFA Died of wounds 5-11-17 Greater love hath no man But that he lay down his life for...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Crosses, Devon
A Leslie Pearce Gould Location: St Mary Holne Devon, TQ13 7SL Details on cross: RIP SURGEON A.L. PEARCE GOULD RMM Killed in Action 19-5-18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): GRU Tag on top, Small metal tag under neath, Script across horizontal beam with...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Crosses, Multiple crosses, Northumberland
Snowdon, Jeffrey, Robson and Potts Location: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Felton, Northumberland, NE65 9HP The unusual and historic church has an poignant commemorative stained glass window` Sacred to the memory of the men of Felton parish who fell in the...
by admin | Nov 1, 2016 | Crosses, German, Nottinghamshire, Schools & Colleges, Victoria Cross
Albert Ball VC Location Trent College Chapel Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4AD Website There is a second cross in the Officer’s Mess at Biggin Hill for Albert Ball, which appears to be a more recently made version, more info soon hopefully. Details on...
by admin | Nov 1, 2016 | Crosses, Edinburgh, Midlothian
David Borthwick Tait Location: Cramond Kirk Cramond Glebe Road, Edinburgh Midlothian EH4 6NS Details on cross: At top of the shaft a GRU Tag:- GRU On the cross beam: 2/LIEUT TAIT. 5/6 ROYAL SCOTS. 17-8-18 Text type: All GRU metal tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height:...
by admin | Nov 1, 2016 | Crosses, West Sussex
Geoffrey Arthur Prideaux Location: All Saints Church High Street, Lindfield West Sussex RH16 2HS Location: This is the cross of Captain Geoffrey Arthur Prideaux MC. It is located on the on the east wall of the north transept (to the left of the altar as you face it)....
by admin | Nov 1, 2016 | Aberdeenshire, Crosses
Frank Pickering Location: Christ Church Episcopal Pitmurchie Road / Deeside Road Kincardine O’Neil Aberdeenshire AB34 5BF Details on cross: At the top of the shaft: A small plate, now indistinct (may be ICWG) The crest of the Royal Scots Greys, and in a scroll...
