by admin | Jul 26, 2018 | 1917, Crosses, London, Oddities, Uncertain provenance
Albert Ball VC Location: Officer’s Mess, Biggin Hill, Bromley, London There is a second cross for Albert Ball VC in the Officers Mess in Biggin Hill. This isn’t consistent with the photographs of the original at Trent College which leaves us with a bit of...
by admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Crosses, Cumbria, Multiple crosses
KNOWLES & LEWIS Location: St Peters Church, Lowside, Plum Green, Finsthwaite, Cumbria , LA12 8BJ There are two crosses in the church. They are freestanding, and located on the floor in front of the altar on the left hand side. Details on cross: (cross no 1) 4 GRU...
by admin | Jul 17, 2018 | 1917, Crosses, Museums, propellor, Rutland
ALEXANDER CHARLES NICHOLAS MARCH PHILLIPPS De Lisle Location: Rutland County Museum, Catmos Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HW http://rutlandcountymuseum.org.uk/ GRU LIEUT A C N M P DE LISLE 20.11.17 RIP 21 SQUAD R.F.C. Propeller Cross, the lettering is painted...
by admin | Dec 20, 2017 | 1916, Crosses, London
Location: The Church of The Holy Innocents, Paddenswick Road, Hammersmith, London Frederick John Paice Corporal Royal Engineers H.Q. 2nd Division Signal Company. Service No: 21183 Born 1893 Hammersmith. Registered Fulham 1893. Resided: Hammersmith. Occupation: Clerk...
by admin | Dec 20, 2017 | Crosses, incomplete survey, Leicestershire
Thomas Edward Lees Location: St Giles Church, Blaston Road, Blaston, Market Harborough, LE16 8DE Details on Marker: IN MEMORY OF 610113 GUNNER LEES T.E. LEICESTERSHIRE R.H.A. DIED 21/10/1918 CWGC Gunner LEES, THOMAS EDWARD Service Number 610113 Died 21/10/1918 Aged 21...
by admin | Dec 20, 2017 | 1917, 1918, 1919, Crosses, Hampshire, incomplete survey, Multiple crosses
William Frank Bailey, Robert George White, Richard Guy Purcell & Harry Mark Tiller Location: Church of St George, Damerham, Hampshire, SP6 3JF William Frank Bailey, service no. 8133, Wiltshire Regiment, 2nd Bn., died 16/01/1919. Robert George White, service...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | 1915, Cambridgeshire, Crosses
Carew Barnett Location: Covington all Saints church, Covington, Cambridgeshire. Details on marker: IN MEMORY OF MAJOR C. BARNETT 6TH BATTN DUKE OF CORNWALL’S LIGHT INFANTRY —–ED IN ACTION ——st 12th 1915 A non standard cross with a Celtic...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | Ayrshire, Crosses, Second World War
JAMES WILSON CRAIG Location: Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Ayrshire. Details on Cross: PILOT OFFICER J. W CRAIG ROYAL AIR FORCE (VR) ??-7-42 Standard RAF late version marker. This is a native made cross, James is buried in the cemetery. Service Number 118685 Died 16/07/1942 Aged...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | Kent, Unknown soldier
Unknown British Soldier St Margaret of Anioch, Darenth Hill, Darenth, Kent DA2 7QY Cross is outside the church on the war memorial, mounted on a more modern wooden cross. There is a stone plaque which confirms the identity of this. The cross was orignally inlaid in a...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | 1918, Private collection, Yorkshire
A Asquith Location address:Ackworth, West Yorkshire This is in private hands of the family and has never been displayed. Details on cross: GRU 241993 Pte A Asquith (this is incorrect should be Pte H Asquith) 9 H.L.I. 12.10.18 Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags,...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | 1917, Crosses, Multiple names, Norfolk
Privates George and Stanley Turner Location: All Saints Church, East Tuddenham, Norfolk, NR20 3NB Details on cross: (GRU tags) 61649 Pte S Turner Died of Wounds 5th June 1917 103rd Labour Coy 2962 (Hand painted later) RIP AND PTE G TURNER Died Oct 2 1917 at...
by admin | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog
The 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry, or The Somersets, as they were commonly known, were an Old Contemptible Battalion that were present at most of the significant events on the Western Front but who seem to have left behind few reminders of their time there....