by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses, Norfolk
Kenneth George Haslam Ford & Frederick Cater Location: St Nicholas Church Ashill Thetford Norfolk IP25 7BT Cross 1 RIP: in memory of Lieut. K C Ford, Machine Gun Officer, 1st Cheshire Regt. Died of wounds received in Ploegsteert Wood, Dec 1st 1915. The cross is...
by admin | Jan 19, 2017 | Crosses, Gloucestershire, incomplete survey, Uncertain provenance
CHARLES RICHARD NEWMAN Holy Trinity (Churchyard) Bell Lane, Minchinhampton Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 9BW Cross is outside in a poor state, probably a native built original memorial. The cross may not relate to teh CWGC grave next to it, but it is entirely possible it...
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, West Midlands
HARVEY WALTER WATTS Knowle Parish church St John Baptist and St Lawrence & Anne 1717 High St, Knowle Solihull West Midlands B93 0LN Details on Cross: I.W.G.C. 8 36220. GNR H. WATTS 378/169 BDE R.F.A 12-4-18 A standard British Army cross with 4 GRU tags. the cross...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Kent
Frederick Vivien Thompson Location All Saints Church, Church Lane, Petham, Kent, CT4 5RD, Petham shares with the Kent village of Chilham near Canterbury, the unfortunate distinction of having the first German bombs to fall on England during the Second World War. The...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Caernarfonshire, Crosses, incomplete survey, Uncertain provenance
LLEWELLYN MORRIS Location: St Bodfan churchyard Abergwyngregyn Llanfairfechan LL33 0LN (Exact postcode unknown) Partial Survey: The cross is in a degraded condition and is still outside on Llewelyn’s grave. He died of a fever contracted in the Dardenelles. This...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Northumberland, Uncertain provenance
Location: St Mary’s Church Clap Shaw Blanchland Northumberland DH8 9ST Rough Wooden Cross with weathered brass plaque to Mary Jewett/Jewitt. Difficult to read the wording. The cross is marked on Armistice Sunday, we don’t have any clear idea why at this...
by admin | Jan 11, 2017 | Crosses, Derbyshire, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses
G C Hodgkinson, George Holmes and L. M. Bucknill Location: St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1AJ Thanks to Simon Allen and John Needham for the photos, and John Needham for the report. Cross 1 Details on...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Oxforshire
Harry Ayres Location: St Mary’s Church Church St, Bloxham, Banbury OX15 4PY Details on Cross Mostly unreadable. Painted in black on a white painted background. His name is just discernable as is his number and date of his death. Cross is outside and...
by admin | Jan 10, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Unknown soldier, Yorkshire
Unknown British Soldier Location: Holy Trinity church 10 King St Hull HU1 2JJ Details on Cross: Two GRU tags Top: GRU Location number – Unknown On beam: Unknown British Soldier Mounted to Pillar. Appears to be a standard British Army pattern cross. Photographic...
by admin | Jan 9, 2017 | bedfordshire, Crosses, lost markers
Location: St George Church Church Square Toddington Bedfordshire LU5 6QJ believed to have inscription: S/LT JOHN HOBBS MC/ 1ST ROYAL SCOTS/ DOW 22.6.15 Reported as existing on IWM. No marker found on initial inspection. Currently marked as lost Thanks to Scott Brand...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Pembrokeshire
David Arthur Legg Location: Nash church Church Hill Upper Nash Lamphey Pembrokeshire SA71 5PQ Details on Marker: 546544. SPR LEGGE A. R. 5/10 LONDON FIELD COY. R.E. 13-4-17 Type: GRU tags The cross appears to be a standard British Army Cross with GRU tags, the base...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Crosses, Essex
Laurence George Henry Lee Location: St Mary the Virgin Shenfield Essex CM15 9AL Details on cross: GRU (front and back) No 11257 PTE L G H LEE (very faint) 6TH D C L I MAY 11TH 1917 Text type: Aluminium GRU tags Cross dimensions Shaft Height: 1350mm Cross beam width:...
