Rutland County Museum

Rutland County Museum

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...
Ayr Cemetery – Ayrshire

Ayr Cemetery – Ayrshire

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...
Darenth, St Margaret of Antioch, Kent

Darenth, St Margaret of Antioch, Kent

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...
Private – Ackworth, West Yorkshire

Private – Ackworth, West 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,...
The Somersets 1914 – 1917 – a story in 3 markers

The Somersets 1914 – 1917 – a story in 3 markers

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....